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I make my own guacamole all the time, but it's kind of 'fly by the seat of my pants' recipe. You'll need avocados (two is usually a good amount) that are softened. If they aren't soft to the squeeze, put them in a paper bag with an apple (the ethylene helps soften them) and let them sit a day or two.

You'll also need limes (or lemons), garlic, vegetables (I use tomatoes and bell peppers and scallions or red onions) plus a bit of heat (jalapenos or serranos), salt, pepper... and my secret ingredients: cilantro and cumin. Some people don't like these, but they really make guac awesome, IMO. Mash the avocado with the citrus juice and then mix all the other stuff in, to your taste. Avocados go brown fast, so the acid from the lemon helps stop this, but so will leaving the pit from the avocado in the dip (as odd as this sounds), as well as pressing saran wrap down onto the dip to stop air getting in.

Also good: avocado as a spread (like El Diablo's suggestion, on a sandwich, or on a burger), in a cool soup, and chunks of it in salad. It's kind of rich and fatty, so I think it's a bit plain and gross on it's own, so guac is my favorite way to go with these.