Dallas Farmers Market

This is going to be a weekly tradition (for the next two weeks I'm here) for Devin and me. We had SO much fun! In downtown Dallas, there is a Farmers Market that is open daily from 8am-6pm. It's HUGE! There are four giant sheds filled with local farmers selling amazing produce. The quality of the produce to unbelievable and most of the produce is cheaper than the crappy stuff at the grocery store.


You walk up and down the aisle and the vendors give out free samples of everything. We were full by the time we got back to the car!
Here is what we got for $12:

*GIANT romaine lettuce
*MONSTROUS Limes
*HUMONGOUS tomatoes
*GARGANTUAN green onions (seriously...look at them)
*Normal cilantro
*Regular-sized pineapple
*Average cucumbers
*Itsy-Bitsy Cantalope

We then proceeded to spend $18 on two bottle of honey. That's right, honey. If you have never had expensive honey, you are missing out. It actually helps with allergies and other health problems because of the pollen that they give the bees. The reason we ended up getting the honey is because of my dad. He has started a new hobby...beekeeping! He has a suit, beehive, and an order of bees and everything. He's even taken beekeeping classes! Anyways, his birthday was a couple of days ago so we decided to get him some nice honey as part of his gift. We loved it so much though that we couldn't bear the thought of giving him the honey without getting some for ourselves as well! haha Now when I walk in the kitchen, I always see Devin with the honey bottle in his mouth and a smile on his face!
Even more exciting than the honey is the fact that I can FINALLY make my homemade SALSA! Every single time I go to the grocery store, I check out the tomatoes and walk away disappointed. I don't know what the tomatoes are like in Utah this season, but they are definitely lacking down here in Texas. The Farmer's Market had a plethora of juicy tomatoes. The second we got home I made the salsa! I love my salsa chunky pico style and this salsa is just that. It's very fresh tasting and has hardly any calories (15 calories for 1/4 cup!)

Here's the recipe:
3 large tomatoes seeded, chopped
4 green onions sliced (1/4 cup)
1 green pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
2-3 Tbsp Lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
I use my "slap-chop" and chop all of the ingredients up and mix them together in a bowl. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving just so that all of the flavors can blend! I dare you to make it!