A fast, savory avocado toast with a subtle umami kick. Creamy ripe avocado is mashed with a small touch of miso, spread on warm toast, and finished with cracked black pepper. Simple, unexpected, and deeply satisfying.
Ingredients
1 ripe avocado
1/4 teaspoon white or light miso paste
2 slices bread, toasted
Freshly crushed black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Scoop the avocado flesh into a bowl.
Add miso and mash until mostly smooth.
Spread evenly on warm toast.
Finish with crushed black pepper and serve immediately.
Sunshine: January might feel warm, but its still winter. Wool socks,
scarf, hot coffee. Smokey: You get warm when you work. Plant now so roots are
established before spring growth starts. Sunshine: Alright. Lets see who stays warmer - you digging or me
with coffee.
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Why winter planting works in a warm climate
By our plant expert Tatiana Anderson
We are lucky to live in a warm climate. This is how I think about the
seasons here. Winter is for roots. Spring is for growth. Summer is for
managing heat and water.
So if we want plants that handle summer better, we plant them in the
season that gives them the best start. Winter here is comfortable. The
soil stays workable. The days are mild. And plants are not being stressed by
heat. That is exactly why winter is the best time to plant in Florida and
other warm
areas.
If we use this season well, plants go into spring already settled instead
of trying to catch up. This is what I like to plant now, and why.
🟢 Shrubs next.
Shrubs establish faster than trees, but winter still gives
them an advantage. They settle in quietly before the spring flush and bloom
cycles begin. That usually means steadier growth and fewer problems
once heat returns.
Examples: gardenia,
jasmine, brunfelsia,
hibiscus, clerodendrums.
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Vines are often overlooked. Vines want to grow fast when spring starts.
If the root system is not ready, you get weak growth and frustration.
Planting vines in winter gives them time to build a foundation first, so
spring growth has support.
Examples: Rangoon
creeper,
stephanotis, Petrea, Mexican
Flame Vine.
