Asian Coleslaw, Ramen Slaw, Crunchy Ramen Slaw. Not a big identity crisis, but there are alternative monickers -- as the old movie detectives would say out of the corner of their mouth. For me, the mystery isn’t the name; nor do I wonder whodunit. The mystery is why? Why did someone decide to crunch up a square of uncooked ramen noodles and add it to a coleslaw mixture that already had unusual ingredients like almonds and sunflower seeds? Surely there must be a story behind this! Whatever it is, I am glad they did. Because this is a very good slaw! Yes, I may have produced a mini rant about vinegar and coleslaw in a previous recipe. And with good cause, I might add! However, this exceptionally fine flavored slaw tucks that bit of vinegar into a full bodied dressing with ... [Read More]
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Wicked Good Simple Sweet Slaw
My mother’s Sweet Coleslaw recipe. I could eat it twice a day at least four days a week. Crunchy, creamy and the perfect accompaniment for anything. I’ve never seen another recipe for coleslaw this simple – and no vinegar. I don’t consider myself a picky eater by any means – just please, please, please don’t give me coleslaw with vinegar in it. Who wants vinegar when we can have sweet and creamy, I say! I’m sure Mom’s recipe started out with one medium head of cabbage, sliced very thin to make approximately four cups. You can do that. You can also shred cabbage very nicely with the food processor. I prefer packaged shredded cabbage – at least until garden season with our own fresh cabbage. Mom was also a flexible cook (where do you think I got that???) so she would adapt. ... [Read More]