The Veggie Project...cont'd

Still working on incorporating more veg into the family diet. I found some great Patty Pan squashes at the LULU in Hidd. They were a bit dear, but I was too excited to worry over the price. I bought a small bit a brussel sprouts too. I minced two slices of bacon, fried it, then added the veggies to the pan.I halved the sprouts. I added 2 Tbp of water to the mix to start up a bacon saturated steam. Then covered it on low. I tossed them every few minutes, but not too much since I was trying to keep the steam going. When they were done, I drizzled a teaspoon or so of real maple syrup in the pan and swirled it all around to coat the veg. Go easy on the syrup, just a dab will do and works wonderfully with the smokey bacon flavor. Clara devoured it and asked for seconds! Carrot steamed in a tiny bit of water and butter, then a small drizzle of honey at the end was a hit on another night. Carrots are dirt cheap in Bahrain, and the honey and maple is always preferable to white refined sugar (nature knowing best and all that.) Goat cheese is very cheap and available here. I tossed three different local greens together out of the 40 fils section, added a grapeseed oil and vinegar dressed with some chunks of goat cheese. Also well received.