In reply to Doni Chamberlain. I'm a fairly recent convert to the pre-salting technique. Salt has the tendency to accentuate other flavors, so I can't see leaving it out of the dressing completely, but it does tend to draw water out of the cabbage and water down slaw. The pre-salting routine and patting it dry […]
Undercooked beans are not just unsatisfying in texture and taste. They cause gastrointestinal distress that normally gets relieved sonically over many hours. And yeah, bad coleslaw around here is more the rule than the exception. (Bad potato salad, too.) Often the culprit is too much mayo and not enough of everything else. Another is not […]
Thanks for Mrs. Domke's recipe. I've been leafing through the Internet for baked bean recipes, but your tried-and-true recipe looks best. Regarding coleslaw, I'm afraid my go-to recipe wouldn't appeal to purists. It consists of just bagged tri-color coleslaw and Olive Garden dressing. I like the tartness of it; so I guess it should be […]