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Chipotle Layer Dip With Avocados & Green Chiles

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Layer Dip

Layer dip reminds me of the glory days of college.  One of my roommates {and dearest friends}, Emily, would always whip up a batch on Gator gamedays.  Her raw-tomato-free dip quickly became my favorite gameday thing, Sunday thing, Tuesday thing.  It wasn’t uncommon to convince her to skip class, make dip, stay in PJs, pop in a John Cusack flick, and dominate an entire 8 x 11 tray.  It was college.  It was lazy. It was perfect.

Layer Dip Layer Ideas

Fast forward to adulthood, I still use Emily’s general formula for layer dip: beans, cheese, salsa in lieu of tomatoes, taco seasoning, green chiles, etc., etc..  From her, I learned not to commit myself to seven layers, but to layer only the good {to me} stuff.

Layering Layer Dip

So this weekend, to kick-off college football season, I made a layer dip with the things I’m craving lately: chipotle salsa and green chiles.  It’s smoky, spicy, a little more adult than the college version, and I have no doubt that it’ll be a hit!

Goooooo Gators!!

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The Fa-Fa-Fantasea

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I must admit that sunset cruising yesterday, although super touristy, was a fine way to spend a Friday afternoon!  We pulled up to the Publix on St. Pete Beach, which is usually our  go-to spot to pick up beach beers, bought some jalapenos and such, and walked around the corner to the tourist pavilion we have undoubtedly turned our noses up to countless times.

The “FantaSEA”?  Really?  We spent a solid fifteen minutes poking fun at our future ride before taking off.

We were a mere inches away from the dock before plopping jalapenos on the layer dip and digging in.  The layer dip that slid to one side and oozed on our booze.  Does anyone else know how to effectively use plastic wrap?  Ugh…

We noticed immediately how much chattier we were than our touristy boat mates.  We disregarded, killed two bottles of champagne and one fume blanc, and partook in some much needed giggling.  Giggling that became awkward, UNCONTROLLABLE silent laughter when the gent behind us took it upon himself to loudly and publicly flatulate.  True story, kids.

We inched as far as we could to the front of the boat for a group shot and agreed that we all take for granted how beautiful our home is.  Just a regular old Friday for a few Florida girls!

The amazingness of the sunset was masked by some cloudiness, but it was picturesque none the less.

Check back tomorrow for FoodFash Mash: Sunset Cruise!!!