We had a quiet July 4th celebration with Martha, her daughter Erin and a friend of Erin’s named Sarah Rose. These two girls go to the same school as my boys so they all had a great time bouncing on the trampoline in our backyard while Martha and I made a couple of salads and “readied” the organic turkey dogs. My husband, just back from a week in the Grand Canyon with our younger son, manned the grill.
My older son and I stayed home from the Grand Canyon hiking/camping extravaganza due to… you guessed it, baseball. We are now in all star season. Don’t tell him I said so –every child that tried out made the all star team. So it is not exactly an elite squad. In fact, so many children “auditioned” for all stars that they created two teams and he ended up on the “B” team, the one with players that are not quite as good. A little twist? When they scrimmaged, his scrappy “B” team beat the “A” team –twice.
The all star tournament for the Boulder region begins this week. Our first game is this Wednesday, so stay tuned for more updates. Thankfully, I am not coaching; this is one intense baseball situation full of very competitive boys and dads. And they seem to really be enjoying their male bonding time, which is just great with me!
Coleslaw
Ingredients
- 5 cups purple cabbage, grated
- 5 carrots, grated
- 1 cup grapeseed oil grapeseed oil vegenaise
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
Instructions
- Combine grated cabbage and carrots in a large bowl
- Mix in Vegenaise, apple cider vinegar, and agave and toss well
- Add salt and mix again
- Serve
Equipment
I made this coleslaw for our little July 4th barbecue. It is based on a recipe from the Joy of Cooking. Of course that one had sugar, white vinegar and mayo, so mine is slightly different. It’s a new twist on everyone’s old favorite. And yes, you have permission to make it with green cabbage instead of purple. I like the color of the purple cabbage with the orange carrots, that’s why I use it here. Either way, enjoy!
Nancy in DenCo says
I have to laugh when I read about your baseball adventures! I coached my son’s T-ball team for 2 years, and gave him over to the men this season (I got to be bench coach). His team just finished 2nd in their division, and it’s been fun, but intense.
I enjoy your blog, but not as much as my son enjoys your chocolate chip cookie recipe.
elana says
Athena -I had mistakenly linked to the canola oil vegenaise rather than the grapeseed; I fixed this error after I saw your comment. Thanks.
Kris -Thanks for the tag.
Naomi -Thanks.
Christianne -I had to look up “feuilleton,” and I really like it, now I have a new word. Thanks so much for another great comment and for your cabbage digestion tips!
Kathy Glad to be of help. Vegenaise is a kind of mayonnaise, just click on the link “vegenaise” in the recipe above and you will be taken to a full description and website where you can purchase it.
Susie See the comment just above for purchase info :-)
Kathleen Thanks for the tip! Much appreciated.
Kathleen in MT says
RE Vegenaise, Grapeseed Oil Vegenaise is made with grapeseed oil, not canola, so it is healthy, and we like it a lot. You can buy it at most any health food store. Our regular Smith’s (Kroger to you southerners) carries it too.
Susie Seel says
Thanks for the recipe, where do I get the grapeseed veganise or how do I make it.
Kimi @ The Nourishing Gourmet says
Christianne,
Thanks for sharing that tip! I bet that would made it easier to digest.
Kathy says
Good Morning Elana. I have a question. What is vegenaise? And how do I make it? I’m new to your site and I love it! I am on a strict food plan because I have Ataxia and your recipes are very appreciated. Thanks.
Christianne says
Thanks Elana, this looks absolutely delicious! I have never seen purple cabbage here, but will start looking for it, what great color!… Personally, I always throw a kettle of boiled water on the cabbage (in a colander) and splash it with ice water right after that. Makes the cabbage a little easier to digest for me. Maybe this is a tip for anyone enjoying eating coleslaw but dislike feeling low on batteries afterwards because all your energy goes to digesting these thick and heavy cellwalls… :-)
And lovely to hear your baseball feuilleton.. Congrats from Amsterdam for your boy! xxChristianne
naomi says
Beautiful looking coleslaw! I love the purple and orange together. I’m having mine with egg mayonnaise too like Athena.
Well done to your son for proving that it doesn’t matter which team you end up on, there’s still a chance to shine.
x x x
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Athena says
Wow! Gorgeous picture! This looks soo good, I love coleslaw :D. Although I think for me I’d opt for adding a little real sour cream or quick aioli instead of the vegenaise that has bad canola oil. Are you allergic to eggs? I love your recipes!