"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever whipped up the ultimate breakfast spread only to realize your avocado isn't ripe, or worse yet, ...

When I was a child in the 1980s, my family traveled nearly every summer from our home in Los Angeles to the other side of the world. We spent monsoon-drenched weeks on my grandparents’ farm in ...

It's hard to remember, after years of guacamole and gourmet toast, that avocados are just plain weird. But think back to your surprise when you first discovered that these strange and delicious things ...