July 23rd Vendor & Recipe of the Week

VENDOR OF THE WEEK

"WEE-NEE WAGON"

Tom Murray

The Vendor of the Week is Tom Murray of the “Wee-Nee Wagon”, a market staple, and a fun way to dine and stroll the market at the same time. He cooks up Polish dogs, chorizos, bratwurst, and regular hot dogs on the spot and you doctor them up to suit your taste! He has with a variety of mustards, catsup, onions, relish, sauerkraut, and chili to top them off as you like them. You can make it a combo meal by adding chips and a drink. His prices range fro $1.50 for a plain dog up to $4.00 for a loaded combo meal with specialty dogs. Tom’s tip for a fun family picnic is to cook up a variety of dogs and provide a variety of condiments to suite individual tastes. It’s easy and it’s a fun way to cook for a lot of people.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

GAZPACHO

From "The Southbeach Diet"

Serves 5

117 Calories Per Serving

2 ½ cups tomato or vegetable juice
1 cup peeled, seeded, finely chopped fresh tomatoes
½ cup finely chopped celery
½ cup finely chopped cucumber
½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
½ cup finely chopped green onion
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Combine the juice, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, vinegar, oil, garlic, parsley, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper in a large glass or stainless steel bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.