7 Layer Dip

I love 7 layer, but I find the store-bought versions always load on the beans and olives (I hate olives and beans I enjoy but prefer not to pay for a 7 layer dip that is 70% beans)

This recipe is great... remember you can use plain sour cream and store-bought guacamole if you wish, but I prefer the sour-cream mix as it is more flavourful and the home-made guacamole because you can season it to taste.

The best part of making this yourself is you can put as much or as little (or none) of certain layers as you wish.

What you'll need:
- 2 cans of bean dip (or refrined beans)
- 1 cup onion (chopped, I prefer green onion as garnish on top but the recipe is regular inion mixed with or on top of beans)
- 1 1/2 cups guacamole dip (see recipe for home made here)
- Sour cream mix (see recipe here or use plain sour cream)
- 2 cup fresh plum tomatoes (chopped or diced)
- 6 ounces black olives (optional - I don't use)
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese (shredded/grated - you can use mexi-mix pre-shredded if you wish)

So easy you won't believe it! All you need to do is layer the ingredients above in the order you read them. For instance, place a nice layer of the bean dip on the bottom of a glass bowl, followed by a layer of the chopped onion, etc... You can also use Salsa instead of or together with tomatoes.

Your dip will look beautiful through the glass bowl and should be topped with the tomatoes, shredded cheese, olives (and green onion if you choose)

Guacamole Recipes

I will add to this as I learn and try more.

Homemade Guacamole:
- 3 ripe avocados
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Dash of Tobasco sauce
- salt and pepper (to taste)

Simply mash the peeled avocados with the other ingredients to make your own guacamole.

Red Robin Fave

My absolute favourite burger at Red Robin is the California Chicken Burger. Not just for the guacamole..... but the bacon, the tender chicken breast and the bottomless french fries.... which, I forgot when I was there earlier, can come as a poutine now.... Mmmmm.....

I went to Red Robin for dinner with one of my besties for our usual chit chat eats. caught up on the gossip then came to my place to hang out.

Something about the California Chicken Burger always makes me happy....

And the bottomless fries... so unhealthy but so tastey.... I like to dip them in Ranch, Plum Sauce and Hot Buzz Sauce.

**PS - Poutine and Plum Sauce are both quite Canadian... if you do not know what they are click the links for details!

Guacamole

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Those who know me know how much I love guacamole. I always crave it. I always order extra and I always add it to any food I can. This is the first, but certainly not the last time I will have something about Guacamole on this blog.... deal with it.



I love chunky guacamole, home-made with lot's of bits of tomato and extra lime and a bit of cilantro.

My first time in Mexico my husband and I were drunk off too much tequilla and wandered into a little beach front Taco Shop. We ordered some fajita's to share and I asked for Guacamole.

Turns out, Guacamole is an entire meal in itself.... they brought me out this massive plate of green gooeyness. It was awesome.

Chips and Tortilla Shells went flying as I gobbled up that green goodness.

I have dozens of recipies for guacamole but I am not picky, as long as it isn't that "gucacmole dip" they try to sell at the local supermarket, I am happy.

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Frogstone Grill makes it right at your table and I literally go there JUST FOR THAT. They bring the avocado and salt and pepper and jalepeno's and lime and tomato and cilantro and mash it up to your tasting... freaking AWESOME!

Mmmm.. I even had guacamole with dinner tonight and just talking about it makes me want more.....

You've been warned!

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Frog Stone Grill

The Frog Stone Grill is in Maple Ridge and Coquitlam BC and offers a variety of food in a casual setting fun for friends, co-workers and families to get together.


My husband and I love to go for their guacamole, which they hand-make at your table to your tastes. They also offer a children's menu so we can bring the lil' one along [unless it's date night, then she gets home-made dinner with Gramma]

It's a great combination of food and drinks.

Their drink menu has a variety of martini's, bellini's, cocktails and something in between. I love the way they combine slushed drinks with martini's for a rare mixture of sweet flavours.

The decor has a frog theme in the rainforest and they have lil' toy frogs served with all their bevvies.

I love going their for drinks and dinner [and guacamole] with my husband whenever we can.