Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article
> >,
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>
> > I was proctoring final exams this week and brought along John
Thorne's
> > Serious Pig for entertainment. (Watching students grimace over
exam
> > questions they should know gets old fast.) I found a recipe for
black
> > beans and rice with rum and decided to try it last night. Bland,
bland,
> > bland. No scotch bonnet peppers or anything. I had better luck
with
> > the coleslaw that I improvised with half a head of cabbage, red and

> > yellow bell peppers, scallions, cilantro, and a little avocado.
This
> > was dressed with a mixture of white wine vinegar, olive oil, cumin,
and
> > (secret ingredient) Maggi sweet chile sauce.
> >
> > Cindy
>
> Allow me to be the first to tell you that avocado has no business in
> cole slaw. None. Now, back to our regularly scheduled program.

Agreed! However, grated raw beets are excellent in red cabbage slaw.

Sheldon