Bite Update (and a recipe)

I had a vague dream last night that the centipede came back to visit me. When I woke this morning the bite marks were red, a little swollen and itchy. Creepy much?

So it's been what? A week and a half since the bite? Here's what it looked like right after it happened (as if we need a reminder. gag.)

Pretty much the next morning it looked almost normal. I put that melaleuca gel on it (thanks grandma) and the next morning, and all the way up through yesterday you could barely tell anything had happened, save for the two, tiny scabbed over puncture marks.

Right now it looks like this:

Both puncture marks a little red and swollen, like a mild mosquito bite. And itchy.

Itchy is good though, right?  Doesn't it mean it's healing or something?  Why the swelling and redness? Is there still poison in there? And why did I dream about a centipede last night? We are not even going to fully discuss the possibility of another one being in my bed because A) there was NOT another one in my bed, and B) my fragile little mind, people. My fragile, little mind.

Anyway, that's the update.

Now for Dirty Coleslaw. This recipe is based on a recipe for blue cheese slaw  found here. Brant modified it to suit his tastebuds and I gotta say, I love his tastebuds. This stuff is the bomb. No offense to the original recipe of course.

Dirty Slaw Ingredients

-green cabbage, chopped for slaw
-veganaise (we ALWAYS use Veganaise because we love the flavor. But I'm sure mayo would work fine too).
-balsamic vinegar
-agave nectar (regular, raw blue agave. no weird flavors added)
-red pepper flakes
-blue cheese chunks (we usually use the kind in the big tub at Costco)

Instructions:

Chop cabbage. In a bowl, mix all remaining ingredients except blue cheese. Brant's magic ratio is:

4.5 parts veganaise
3 parts balsamic
2 parts agave
1 part red pepper flakes
1/2 part black pepper

Basically just mix all that stuff up in a bowl real good. Play with the ratio, taste, play some more, till when you taste finally, your eyes roll back and you say "THAT is THE flavor I was looking for."

That may or may not be how it is made in this house.

Once you have your perfect sauce, pour it over your chopped cabbage and mix well. Add blue cheese crumbles and mix again. Done.

I love this salad. And I love my husband. And I love that he made this salad. Amen.