May Tailgating Recipie

A new addition to Brash & Bold, Tailgating Recipes. Being a true fan of the Steelers and the Mountaineers, I firmly believe in a good tailgate. And Baseball Tailgating is just as good and important. Our Pirates have won 2 in a row as of the writing of this blog, and are only 2 games below .500. For Bucs fans, that is reason to celebrate!! So here is this months recipe compliments of the Food Network and Rachel Ray:

7 Layer Dip

Ingredients

• 1 (15-ounce) can refried beans
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar green chili or tomatillo salsa
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, a palm full, chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 2/3 palm full
• 1 (16 to 18 ounce) jar chipotle salsa
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• 2 ripe avocados
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• Salt
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced
• Pimiento stuffed jumbo Spanish olives, chopped
• Tortilla chips, buy 2 sacks in 2 different colors/varieties

Directions

Heat refried beans in small nonstick pan over medium heat and season with hot sauce. Transfer the beans to a small, deep casserole dish. Scrape pan clean with rubber spatula and return to heat.

Add a little extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and raise heat to high. When the oil smokes, add the scallions and sear them, 2 to 3 minutes. Add green salsa to scallions and heat through. Add cilantro, remove salsa from heat, and layer on top of the beans.

Return the same pan to the stove, lower heat to medium and add black beans, heat through and season with cumin, layer on top of the green salsa.

Top the black beans with a layer of chipotle salsa. Mix sour cream the lime zest and juice and spread on top of the chipotle salsa.

Combine the meat of 2 ripe avocados with garlic, lemon juice, jalapeno and salt to form a chunky guacamole. Top the salsa with guacamole. Garnish the dip with the final layer of diced tomatoes and sliced olives.

ESPN's Take on the Steelers Draft

ESPN's Jamison Hensley's take on the Steelers Draft: 




Let's break down the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2012 draft: 

FIRST-ROUND SPOTLIGHT: The Steelers would've been happy to come away with either linebacker Dont'a Hightower or guard Kevin Zeitler at No. 24. Not only did both players fall to the Steelers but so did Stanford's David DeCastro, the top guard prospect in a decade. Pittsburgh couldn't have drawn up a better board. DeCastro is a physically dominant blocker who will immediately start at left or right guard. The Steelers can thank the Bengals for passing on him at No. 21. 

IN HINDSIGHT: The riskiest move of the Steelers' strong draft was taking Ohio State offensive tackle Mike Adams with the 56th overall pick. He was clearly the best offensive lineman left late in the second round, and he fills another need on the offensive line. But Adams was removed briefly from the Steelers' draft board because of character concerns. Pittsburgh's other option was Oregon running back LaMichael James, who was taken by the 49ers five picks later. 

BEST VALUE: NT Alameda Ta'amu, Washington. Memphis' Dontari Poe, the draft's top-rated nose tackle, was taken at No. 11. The Steelers got the second-best one in Ta'amu 98 picks later in the fourth round. That's unbelievable value. The massive Samoan is the heir apparent to Casey Hampton. 

TOP LATE-ROUND PICKUP: RB Chris Rainey, Florida. His acceleration and high-cut speeds add a different look to the Steelers offense. New offensive coordinator Todd Haley has to be creative with Rainey because of his size (5 feet 8, 178 pounds), but Rainey can make some big-time plays if used the right way. He also has three career touchdowns as a returner. 

SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T LIKE THIS DRAFT: Willie Colon. He might have lost his starting job when the Steelers drafted Adams in the second round, but he won't be losing money. After Colon refused to take a pay cut this offseason, the Steelers agreed to restructure his contract to create salary-cap room. Colon received $3.8 million of his $4.5 million base salary in the form of a bonus. The Steelers might have considered cutting Colon after this draft if not for the restructuring. With all that money the Steelers handed him in February, he's guaranteed to make the team. 

Pittsburgh Steelers 2012 Draft Picks

Round (Overall)	Player, Position, School
1 (24)	David DeCastro, G, Stanford
2 (56)	Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State
3 (86)	Sean Spence, LB, Miami
4 (109)	Alameda Ta'amu, NT, Washington
5 (159)	Chris Rainey, RB, Florida
7 (231)	Tony Clemons, WR, Colorado
7 (240)-x	David Paulson, TE, Oregon
7 (246)-x	Terrence Frederick, CB, Texas A&M
7 (248)-x	Kelvin Beachum, G, SMU
x-Compensatory picks