Tonight at the homeless shelter [View all]

[SheilaT]

I am do a volunteer stint this week at the homeless shelter here in Santa Fe, and I'll be cooking or fixing something almost every single night, as well as serving the food. Today I made Sheila's Sweet and Crispy Slaw. Here's the recipe:

Sweet Coleslaw

Ingredients
• 1 medium head cabbage, shredded
• 1 large carrot, shredded
• 1 medium yellow pepper, chopped
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper chopped
• 1 apple peeled and chopped
• raisins
• Celery seed
• Ground black pepper


DRESSING:
• ½ cup half and half
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Generously add celery seed and ground pepper. Combine dressing ingredients until smooth. Pour over vegetables; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Stir before serving.

I doubled that recipe, and didn't put in raisins this time. You could, of course, use actual celery instead of celery seed, but I use so very little celery, mainly because I cannot stand the texture when it's cooked, that I rarely buy the real thing. I got this off the internet a while back, and there are some minor modifications, although I couldn't tell you exactly what I changed. Oh, and if you want, you could add some sort of unsalted seeds.