Sunday Musings and 3 Day Slaw

Happy Sunday to all of you, I hope you're having a nice Labor Day weekend.

Business first...remember my most recent cookbook giveaway?  The lucky platypus who won is...

  

Scrambled Hen Fruit

Hope to hear from her soon so I can get her winnings out to her! 

I did something kinda crazy lately and did something I usually don't do.  I went and bought a brand new cookbook!  

 That's "Screen Doors and Sweet Tea" by Martha Hall Foose, in case you can't see that little print :)

So here's the deal...I had seen so many references and recipes from this book on many of your blogs out there, I had to check it out myself, and check it out I did.  At the library.  Thinking there would be a handful of recipes I'd want to jot down. But no...I wanted to jot almost everyone (except most of the fishy ones, or ones with turtles or deer; I mean where am I going to get turtle for pete's sake)

So I checked my pay pal account and sure enough I had just enough money that had trickled in from Foodbuzz that I was able to order that bad boy from Wal Mart.  

So now I'm thinking, since I own the thing, maybe I should make a project out of it.  Nothing as strict as the Julie/Julia project.  But maybe just my lazy Sunday project.  Why Sunday?  Because lately when I'm off on Sunday, I've been spending it in the kitchen.  My kiddos spend every Saturday night at grandma's and I have Sunday mornings and most of the afternoon to do with as I will.  (don't worry, I'm not missing church, we do that on Saturday :D)  

So I've made a little badge like so...

and if you see it, it means I've been doing a little Sunday cooking out of my new cookbook.

So after blathering on about it so, I'd better offer up a recipe to make it worth our while.  

We're planning to have the inlaws over tomorrow for ribs and such, so I thought I'd make this slaw for the occasion. 

 My husband despises slaw so I never make it for just us.  Hopefully it's not genetic.  The author promises this will keep well for three or more days.    Although it's nothing really groundbreaking, I love this slaw...it's sweet and tangy, cold and crunchy.  And I love the onion added in there.

1 cup cider vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp dry mustard

1 tsp celery seeds

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 cup vegetable oil

1 small head green cabbage, shredded

1 small white onion, halved and thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly

1 cup shredded, peeled carrots

In small saucepan over medium heat, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, celery seeds, and salt.  Bring to a boil stirrings until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from  heat and add the oil.  Cool until just warm to the touch, about 30 minutes.

In a large bowl or resealable food storage bag, combine the cabbage, onion, bell pepper, and carrots.  Pour the warm dressing over the cabbage mixture.  Cover and marinate for 8 hours, refrigerated, or up to three days.