Hmmm… I seem to have gotten behind again. At the end of our stay in Marco Island there was a tennis tournament and more family visiting and, what can I say, some of the dinners were on plan and some were not. The good news is that now I am home in California again and after 7 weeks of vacationing and eating sometimes improperly, I did manage to lose a little over two pounds. I am not going to dwell on the ten pounds I could have lost.

Sauteed shrimp, rutabaga/new potato smash and caponata

This dinner was made during our eat down phase. John is a master of making perfectly cooked shrimp. I combined some leftover rutabagas with some steamed new potatoes. The caponata was made from roasted eggplant, olives, onions, peppers, pinenuts, capers, raisins, some olive oil and spices. I made enough of this to take to the parties we were going to as well as have some for a side dish.