coleslaw!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup milk

• 1/4 cup buttermilk (i had no idea what buttermilk was, i almost added butter to the mixture! good thing i checked and here's how to make a substitute if you've no real buttermilk on hand)

• 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/8 tsp pepper

• 8 cups finely chopped cabbage

• 1/4 cup shredded carrot

• 2 tbsp minced onion

Cooking Instructions

• chop carrot and cabbage finely

• combine mayonnaise, sugar, milk, buttermilk, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper and beat until smooth

• add cabbage, carrots, and onion and mix well

• cover and refrigerate for two hours before serving.

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sour cream and onion dip

i wanted to make sour cream and onion dip for ages but the recipes i found on the internet need sour cream. now, in my little hometown i can't find all sorts of nice cooking ingredients and among these, sour cream. i finally stumbled upon this website which uses ingredients i can actually find. yes!

here's the recipe with my own sub-notes:

Ingredients:

• 1 c. of cream used nestle all purpose cream

• juice of half a lemon or lime or the equivalent amount of kalamansi juice  i had half a lemon because the other half i used last night on my face haha

• 4 cloves (segments) of garlic, grated

• 1/3 of a large white onion, grated

• salt to taste

• freshly grated black pepper

• a pinch of sugar

• 1 tsp. of chopped fresh mint we don't have mint

Cooking Instructions:

• pour cream in a bowl. pour lemon and let stand for 15 minutes without stirring. the cream will curdle and make it thickish.

• add grated onion and garlic.

• season with salt and pepper.

• add a pinch of sugar

• chill dip before serving

we used the dip with fish fillets and hotdogs and even nachos :)
i didn't get a good photo of it, but this'll do:

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