Drink: Sun Brewed Ice Tea

This is one of my favourite drink recipes -the concept was lovingly stolen from a friends mother who is from TEXAS and makes this in her yellow and glass pitcher similar to the plastic green one seen in my picture. I never got her recipe but it was tweaked two summers ago after several failed attempts. Enjoy

Sun Brewed Ice Tea


Prep time: 5 minutes
Brew time: 4 hours
Skill level: Beginner 


What you will need:
16-18 cups water

8 tea bags (4 black tea bags of your choice 4 lemon zinger tea bags/ or 4 peach tea bags if you prefer peach to lemon)

1/4-cup sweetener (I like splenda, or stevia, or agave nectar, you can use honey, although its harder to dissolve or good ol' fashion sugar)

Let steep in a warm sunny spot for 4 hours

Serve over ice with lemon wedge or warm from the rays the way it is!!

YUM
For 'HARD' alcoholic version add
10 oz. vanilla vodka
2-4 oz. tequila (I like Hornitos brand but you can also add flavoured tequilas or not to suit your taste)

What is Vegophobia exactly?

Vegophobia-is a words some vegetarians and vegans use to describe a group of the public at large who are  generally misinformed or undereducated about what it means to be a vegetarian or vegan. Not to be confused with 'Lachanophobia' (scared of vegetables). It means fear of solely a vegetable based diet. 


You might hear questions from someone who suffers from the phobia like "...But what do you eat then?" or the ever popular "so...you don't even eat fish...or BACON?" 


This blog serves as one cure for the phobia by way of introducing those who are afraid into the world of delicious meat-free cuisine. 


Most of the recipes are laughably simple and are cooked by a 23 year old university student who lives in Halifax, Canada in a 6 foot by 12 foot galley kitchen.


YES you can cook vegetarian food! 


Welcome to A Cure For Vegophobia.


-Nicole