tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post3253104369797842826..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Winging it for SlawMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-35590628652631186802012-07-13T14:52:05.206-04:002012-07-13T14:52:05.206-04:00Here's my coleslaw recipe - it's from a ho...Here's my coleslaw recipe - it's from a hotel near Abilene, Kansas, the Brookville Hotel - <br /><br />Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt and 1/3 cup white vinegar. Stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved.<br /><br />Pour in 1 c. heavy cream. Stir and then let sit for about 5 minutes.<br /><br />Pour over 1 head of cabbage, shredded, and stir well - - or, if you're like me, you use one of those pre-bagged coleslaw mixes from the store :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-83644588800008904142012-07-13T13:34:11.517-04:002012-07-13T13:34:11.517-04:00I think I would have washed it off and started fre...I think I would have washed it off and started fresh.. ;)Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-3512845064639796642012-07-13T13:18:30.816-04:002012-07-13T13:18:30.816-04:00Hmmm....mixing everything while the potatoes are w...Hmmm....mixing everything while the potatoes are warm...I hadn't thought of that. And maybe I've been using the wrong potatoes for my salad attempts. And I've definitely been overcooking them. There's nothing worse than mushy, runny potato salad. Blech. <br /><br />As a frequent visitor to the cafe I'd love to see what y'all did with a potato salad cook off. would it be an exchange of recipes? Or would you hand out recipes to novice potato salad makers and have them try them and post the results? Either way I'd love for you to share. It's rather shameful for an Irish woman to consistently flop at a potato dish. Very unpatriotic!Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-37528570797102975212012-07-13T12:00:55.969-04:002012-07-13T12:00:55.969-04:00Do you guys think salads are like Christmas trees?...Do you guys think salads are like Christmas trees? What one person loves, another one shrugs off?<br /><br />I think a potato salad cook-off sounds great, and not to see what's best... but the ideas.<br /><br />I stay away from yellow potato salads because I don't like mustard in mine. But I love making potato salad with red and yellow potatoes! So pretty! And I undercook them just a little and mix it while they're still warm to blend flavors.<br /><br />Is that weird?Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-372753799547714802012-07-13T11:37:17.575-04:002012-07-13T11:37:17.575-04:00LOL, Mary. I think part of my problem with slaw is...LOL, Mary. I think part of my problem with slaw is that I love the slaw from Long John Silver's where I worked in high school and college. I've never been able to make it nearly as good as theirs. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-89963530500035825272012-07-13T11:35:00.531-04:002012-07-13T11:35:00.531-04:00Kav, my potato salad has never turned out well eit...Kav, my potato salad has never turned out well either. Never as good as my mom's. I think maybe I need to try to start perfecting it. Maybe we need a potato salad cook off! :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-78569918576343613982012-07-13T11:33:58.565-04:002012-07-13T11:33:58.565-04:00Well, the thousand island/ranch is better on brocc...Well, the thousand island/ranch is better on broccoli slaw, Jan! I'm with Mary. You should share your recipe with us. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-60805021521609769972012-07-13T11:31:34.744-04:002012-07-13T11:31:34.744-04:00LOL, Ruthy! Would you believe as I lay in bed last...LOL, Ruthy! Would you believe as I lay in bed last night, I thought, "Now why didn't I just look up a slaw dressing recipe????"<br /><br />LOLOL! Of course, I had hopes that my kids would eat it. And of course, they didn't eat it well at all. My son forced one bite down. Daughter actually at a little bit but said she wouldn't be eating any of the leftovers. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-38373774610551814562012-07-13T11:29:58.312-04:002012-07-13T11:29:58.312-04:00Yeah, Virginia, learn from my mistakes! :)Yeah, Virginia, learn from my mistakes! :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-36578783861846654082012-07-13T11:03:42.919-04:002012-07-13T11:03:42.919-04:00Slaw is one of those things I always think I shoul...Slaw is one of those things I always think I should make but never get around to.<br /><br />I love big messy sandwiches so my favorite way to eat slaw is piled on ham or turkey or pulled pork.<br /><br />Man, I'm making myself hungry.Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-84108636864430664122012-07-13T11:02:38.128-04:002012-07-13T11:02:38.128-04:00Hey Jan, can you share your recipe?Hey Jan, can you share your recipe?Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-38966905184134193762012-07-13T09:11:51.011-04:002012-07-13T09:11:51.011-04:00I love slaw but have never been able to make it. S...I love slaw but have never been able to make it. Same with potato salad. Don't ask me why -- both just turn out awful every single time. That's why I think you're awfully brave to wing it!Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-48496661139859590852012-07-13T08:27:52.387-04:002012-07-13T08:27:52.387-04:00Missy, I'm glad to see you kept up your energy...Missy, I'm glad to see you kept up your energy with the Fritos!<br /><br />I've never thought of using thousand island on slaw - am I just stuck in a rut? Or maybe I like my own slaw recipe too much...<br /><br />I'll have to try it.<br /><br />I'm with Virginia, though. I'll leave out the pink part :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-1405637649725443812012-07-13T08:25:51.717-04:002012-07-13T08:25:51.717-04:00So I don't do avocados and you don't do sl...So I don't do avocados and you don't do slaw... and yet we LOVE one another!<br /><br />I love slaw of any kind. I add it to my broccoli slaw mix and eat cabbage/broccoli slaw all the time. Oh, yum. NO CARBS. Smiling like a goofball, saying that!!!<br /><br />Hey, Missy, did you know that cole slaw dressing is simply mayo with a splash of vinegar, a little salt and about a tablespoon of sugar mixed in? That's it, whisk together, add more salt or sugar or vinegar as needed. If you like celery seed, you add that in, too. <br /><br />I bought Marie's Asiago Ranch dressing. I love their blue cheese dressing but I like my Ranch dressings a little thinner so that was a learning experience. I use the Hidden Valley Ranch mix with mayo and milk, but I add a little extra milk. Then I re-thicken with Parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper... And it tastes really good on slaw mixes. <br /><br />I love slaw.<br /><br />I do believe I've mentioned that, LOL!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-18787877221653644052012-07-13T03:01:10.516-04:002012-07-13T03:01:10.516-04:00Okay, I don't eat any kind of coleslaw... But ...Okay, I don't eat any kind of coleslaw... But this looked really good! I think I'll try it! Not the weird vinaigrette part, though. :DMary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com