Oh how I love the vegetables of late summer! The Farmer's Market, as well as the box I get each week from a local farmer, are bursting with eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, and summer squashes. One of my favorite ways to cooks them up is this
Mediterranean Summer Sauteé, which is similar to ratatouille. I made it last week for my family when we were visiting and everyone went nuts over it.
Photo © Sally Wallis
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I just got back from spending a week with family. Of course, travel these days NEVER seems to go smoothly! When on our way across the country, our second flight was canceled due to "no crew". I kid you not! So we unexpectedly had to spend an extra night en route and lost almost a day of chatting and giggling with my mom and sister. :-(
Unexpected situations such as this can really derail a diet, but I had some emergency supplies with me, plus at this point I can find my way around almost any menu. While I was "back home", I did have a few higher-carb treats, although careful to observe some rules. I had, on two occasions, a cob of sweet fresh corn that was unbelievably delicious. I had a small scoop of ice cream when we celebrated by father's 85th birthday. And I had one piece of chocolate. Otherwise, it was low carb all the way.
Check out my Low-Carb Travel Guide to learn some of my tried-and-true strategies.
Photo © Tom Denham
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