d's delights- cooking and crafts

SB Slaw Here is the slaw recipe I made today.   I did not shred my own cabbage- bought the store bought shredded stuff.   I would prefer it fresh-   but sacrifices have to be made when you are trying to eat healthy while dealing with a toddler…I bought a small bag of regular green cabbage and a small bag of red cabbage.   The green cabbage had a few bits of carrots in there too.   The recipe calls for 4 cups each of shredded red and green cabbage. Dressing: 1 C mayonnaise 3 Tbs Dijon mustard (I always use a bit more) 3 Tbs cider vinegar 1 ½ tsp celery seeds 1 tsp sugar substitute.   (Ok I used the real thing here, but wound up using 2 tsp instead.   I like slaw to be a little sweet too.) Fresh Ground Salt and Pepper to taste Mix the dressing ingredients   together, then add it to the shredded cabbage.   Serve chilled. This was pretty good… I would have liked it a little sweeter, though.   But still quite good and...

Red Leaf, Avocado and Apple Salad Dressing:                2 Tbs Olive Oil                2 tsp lemon juice              ½ tsp Dijon mustard                Salt and Pepper Red Leaf Leaf lettuce, washed and torn ½ Avocado, chopped or sliced ½ Large (or one whole small) Granny Smith Apple, chopped or sliced Shake up dressing ingredients.   I used more Dijon mustard because I like it. Tear up some red leaf lettuce, add the avocado and apple.   Toss in dressing. This was pretty quick to make, and it was yummy. Tips: To save half of your avocado, put some olive oil on the bottom of a plastic container, then put the avocado upside down in the container, making sure to seal...