The Mighty Veggie

Summer Fresh Veggie Salad: Tomato & Coloured Peppers

Craving a jam packed dose of crucial and colorful veggies? Try my new favorite side salad or a great addition to spinach or arugula.

Summer Fresh Veggie Salad:
- 10 baby vine tomatoes, cut in quarters or half, depending on size
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped in small pieces
- 1 red pepper, chopped in small pieces
- 2 tablespoons of pine nuts
- 2 fresh chopped mint leaves
- 1 chopped handful of parsley
- 1 chopped handful of cilantro
- 1/2 of a lemon
- 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar

Mix together and serve chilled. Voila.. tasty and healthy! Jam packed with good vitamins.

Summer Hangover after house party drink: Perrier, Lime & Mint.

I'm a little hung-over and very tired today. I had my 'drink for the cure' house party last night to raise funds for breast cancer. I'm doing a 19km run tomorrow so I have to hydrate up. So, since we have leftover lime from the party I thought I'd make:

Summer spritzer:
- 1 small bottle of Perrier (1.5 cups)
- 1 wedge of lime
- 1 leaf of lime
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- ice

Add it all together and mix around. Really smash the mint up against the glass to get it to release some flavor. Then, you have a refreshing after-house-party hangover drink!

Calling all Veggies: Local Vancouver Farmer's Markets (2008)

Local Vancouver Farmer's Markets

East Vancouver
Saturdays: 9am - 2pm
15th Ave & Victoria Drive

West End
Saturdays: 9am - 2pm
1100 Block Comox St.

Riley Park
Wednesdays: 12.30pm - 5.30pm
30th Ave & Ontario St.

Kitsilano
Sundays: 10.30am - 2pm
10th Ave & Larch St.

Check out their website for information on volunteering too!
www.eatlocal.org

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