Maggie, I love my well-worn hardback copy of the book by Tess Mallos. I bought it when it was first published. The sliminess of the okra turned me off, but your methods of frying or pickling look better. Mrrzy, that describes the Atkins diet pretty well. I never bothered with measuring the ketosis, back in the mid '80's. I just found that when I modified my eating habits according to the Atkins phases I was losing weight in a healthy way, and ever since after I reached my ideal weight I have just been careful of not eating lots of white carbs, and eating a balanced diet with lots of veges, fruit, good proteins, extra legumes and healthy fats like olive oil and avocado. It's an easy long-term healthy eating plan for me.
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