Awesome Dip

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 @ 11:27am

I don’t know what the real name of this should be, except this dip is absolutely awesome and addicting. This was passed down from a friend in college, so enjoy!

  • 1 (15oz) can black beans
  • 1 jalapeño pepper
  • 1 each medium stoplight peppers (red, yellow, green)
  • 1 mango
  • 2 (8oz) packages of cream cheese
  • 1 (16oz) sour cream
  • 1 (1.25oz) package taco seasoning
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Finely chop the jalapeño pepper. Wash and dice the three stoplight peppers into approx. 1/4″ pieces. Peal and dice the mango into 1/4″ pieces. Chop up 1/4 cup of cilantro. Set aside.

Soften cream cheese in the microwave and mix with sour cream. Stir in taco seasoning. Mix in (drained) black beans and place into 9″ x 12″ pyrex dish. Layer top with peppers and mango. Layer cilantro on top of peppers. Allow to chill for 2 hours. Serve with tortilla chips.

Inclement Weather

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 @ 7:40pm

This has been one of the more unusual years for Birmingham as we’ve had several significant cold weather events since December; at least more than I can remember in recent history.

Back in January the weather dipped down into the low teens, which apparently means “tiny coats on dogs”.

Warm Coats

Shortly thereafter, there was a significant accumulation of sleet. At least around my house it averaged from 1 1/2″ to 2″ but in some places it piled up into larger masses.

Sleet Accumulation

Yet the snow has managed to miss us and instead leaving with this icy mess to deal with. Fantastic.