We’d grill meat and nopal paddles and make an easy, super-spicy guacamole ... homemade tortilla chips that are hilariously easy to flash-fry and somehow make any guacamole taste 10 times ...

Food Editor Daniel Hernandez makes the case for subtracting tomatoes and onions from guacamole recipes. L.A. Times readers ...

Use crumbled tostadas over store-bought tortilla chips or, with any tortillas ... all of the seeds of the chile if you want the guacamole less spicy. Add the garlic and chiles to the bowl.

But if you want to take things to the next level (and save some money too), content creator and chef Kim Gamez (@kimmiegamez) ...

It's a mash up of creamy avocados with bright lime juice, spicy jalapeños ... one of the publication’s 40 best recipes of 2018. Guacamole is forgiving: It can be smooth or chunky, spartan ...

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add chilli to the mix, if you prefer a spicy guacamole. Serve on top of nacho chips, garnished with chopped tomatoes.