Cranberry Orange Coleslaw and PicMonkey

Good Monday to you all.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend with family, friends, food and rejoicing in the knowledge that our Lord and Savior is alive and with us always.  I thank you for taking the time from your busy lives to read this blog.

Our oldest daughter joined us for dinner last.  The rest of the family was busy elsewhere so it was a quiet day.  I made a ham and a couple of dishes I will be sharing the recipes for this week.

This is the first time I have used PicMonkey to edit my photos.  I decided that since it is only a week until Picnik is gone that I should try using a different online photo editor.  I think that I am going to like PicMonkey very much.  It is much like Picnik and was very easy to use.  If you haven’t yet tried it, I recommend that you do.

For our salad yesterday, I wanted to make coleslaw.  I took a couple of ideas from two of the recipes I listed in my Friday Finds last Friday and added my own touches.  I used the  Wicked Easy Slaw Dressing from A Pinch of Joy and the Caramelized Almonds from Pocked Change Gourmet, added some touches of my own and made Cranberry Orange Coleslaw.  This was a very good and pretty salad and went very well with the ham.

Cranberry Orange Coleslaw
1 (1 lb.) package coleslaw mix or equivalent in shredded cabbage
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, well drained
1/2 c. dried cranberries
1/3 c. chopped onion (red if you have it)
1/2 c. mayonnaise (low fat or fat-free is OK)
2 T. milk
2 T. sugar or sugar substitute
2 T. sugar
1/2 c. sliced almonds

Combine coleslaw mix, oranges, cranberries and onion in a mixing bowl.  Toss to mix well.  Combine mayonnaise, milk and sugar and mix well.  Add to coleslaw mixture and mix well.  Melt 2 T. sugar slowly in a small skillet.  Add sliced almonds and heat until candied and brown, stirring often and watching very closely to prevent burning.  Turn almonds out onto a piece of aluminum foil and let cool.  Break into pieces and add to coleslaw just before serving.  Mix well.  Makes 6 servings.

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