Last Market of the Season at Kitsilano – Oct 23
Its our last Kitsilano Market of the season this Sunday, we just wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful support and all the work that contributed to such a great season!
Vancouver Farmers Markets winter season kicks off at Nat Bailey Stadium on Saturday, Nov 5th followed by the opening of Hastings Park Market (at the PNE fairgrounds) on Sunday, Nov 6th stop in and and show the openings of our winter season some love!
Weekly Recipe
SLOW COOKER VEGGIE STEW
INGREDIENTS:
3 large tomatoes, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1/2 kabocha squash, peeled & seeded and roughly chopped
1 cup chopped bok choy
1 bunch spinach or kale (if using kale chop into bite sized pieces)
1 ear corn
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 cup oyster mushrooms, chopped
1 tbsp garam masala
2 tbsp KICS lemon syrup
1/2 cup AJI
Chicken or vegetable stock
DIRECTIONS:
Place the above ingredients in a slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on low for 4 hours. Check the stew after 4 hours and add either chicken or vegetable stock. The amount depends on how much liquid is in the slow cooker. Start with 1⁄2 a cup and add more if needed. At this point, you can also add 1 drained tin of chickpeas or lentils. Cook another 2-3 hours. Season with salt and pepper.
This can also be made on the stove. The cooking time will be approximately 1 hour.
This recipe is great to have on hand as you can use any combination of vegetables you like. Make a big batch and store it in 8 or 16 oz containers in the freezer. You can turn it into soup simply by adding chicken or vegetable stock. Use it as a filling for wraps. Serve it over rice.
The Produce
acorn squash, apples, basil, bell peppers, bok choy, broccoli, brussel sprouts, butternut squash, carrots, celery, chard, cauliflower, cucumbers, corn, delicata squash, eggplant, fennel, fresh herbs, garlic, green beans, green onions, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, leeks, new potatoes, melons, mushrooms, napa cabbage, patty pan squash, plums, pumpkin, quince, radishes, raspberries, salad mix, sunflowers, snap peas, sugar peas, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon, zucchini, zucchini flowers
Top Picks
-Delicious free range Eggs from Four Star Farms
–Brazilian Organic Coffee from Mogiana Coffee
-Gluten free Thumb Print Cookies from Marie’s Gluilt Free Bakery
Don’t Miss
Evo Car Share will be at the Kitsilano Market this weekend! They will be offering market shoppers free memberships and 30 minutes of driving time – stop by their tent and sign up this Sunday!
Get your bike tuned while you shop around the market with the UBC Bike Co-Op’s Cycling Resource Centre! This year the Bike Co-Op is collecting bike accessory donations (bike lights, helmets, bells etc) for their Pedals for the People and Bici Libre programs. Find out more about their programs here.
Get a complete list of this week’s Kitsilano Market vendors here.
Discover our five other summer market locations on our Markets Page.
