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Make the most of grill season
by grilling most of the meal
By MELISSA
D’ARABIAN
Associated Press
Summertime
grilling is in full
swing. And my
feeling is that if you
are going to crank
up the grill anyway,
you might as well
leverage it and make
as much of the meal
on there as possible.
Don’t stop at
grilling meat. How
about grilling up a
bunch of veggies for
a warmed chopped
salad? Just rub some
oil on the vegetables
before grilling,
remove them just
before they are
tender, chop them
and toss with a little
lemon juice, fresh
Chargrilled garlicky eggplant dip.
herbs and salt and
pepper.
the grill.
You also can
Combine that with sweet
make great appetizers on the grill.
roasted garlic (which you also do
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on the grill), and you have a new
this charred eggplant and garlic
backyard barbecue favorite. And
dip. You stick the eggplant on the
with eggplant being so low in
grill whole and let the skin char up
calories (about 30 calories a cup),
completely. Then you remove the
you’ll want this dip in your summer
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repertoire regularly. Serve it with
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CHAR-GRILLED GARLICKY EGGPLANT DIP
Start to Finish: 45 minutes
Servings: 6
• 1 head garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 2 large eggplants (about 2 pounds)
• 1/2 cup tahini
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Ground black pepper
• Celery sticks, bell pepper strips, carrot sticks,
cucumber rounds, or crackers, to serve
Heat half of the grill to medium-high and other half
to low.
Set the head of garlic on its side and carefully slice
off the top 1/2 inch to expose the tops of the cloves. Set
the head on a sheet of foil, then drizzle it with the oil.
Sprinkle generously with salt, then loosely wrap the foil
around the head of garlic.
Pierce the eggplants all over with a fork, then place
them on the hottest side of the grill. Place the foil-
wrapped garlic on the cooler side of the grill. Cover the
grill and cook the eggplant for 20 minutes, rotating every
4 to 5 minutes until all sides are completely charred.
Remove the eggplant from the grill, but continue to
cook the garlic until the cloves are soft, about another 15
minutes for a total of 30 to 35 minutes.
Once the eggplant has cooled enough to handle, cut
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colander to drain over the sink for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, remove the garlic from the grill and,
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when it is cool enough to handle, squeeze the softened
cloves out of the skin and into a food processor. Add the
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cut up veggies for an updated
Add the tahini, lemon zest and juice, cilantro and parsley. Pulse
crudite everyone will love.
4 to 5 times just to mix well, then season with salt and pepper
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Serve with celery sticks, bell pepper strips, carrot sticks,
Food Network star Melissa
cucumber rounds or crackers.
d’Arabian is an expert on healthy
Nutrition information per serving: 190 calories; 120
eating on a budget. She is the
calories from fat (63 percent of total calories); 13 g fat (12 g
author of the cookbook, “Super-
saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 170 mg sodium; 16
market Healthy.” http://www.
g carbohydrate; g ¿ber; g sugar; g protein.
melissadarabian.net
Planning, packing: Grand Canyon hiking trip tips
By ANNA JOHNSON
Associated Press
GRAND
CANYON
NATIONAL PARK — Nearly 5
million people visit Grand Canyon
National Park each year, but many
do not get far below its limestone
rim. Even fewer head to the bottom.
Why? The simple answer is: It’s
hard.
The hike down to the banks
of the chalky green Colorado
River, and especially back up, is
challenging, even grueling. Even if
you’ve trained on stair climbers and
hills with a 30-pound (13.6-kilo-
gram) backpack, hiking the Grand
Canyon will test your endurance
and your ability to remain hydrated.
But the sweat and sore muscles
are worth the experience as you
gaze at the red-hued rock forma-
tions from the South Kaibab trail,
cross the steel bridge over the fast-
moving river and dip your hat in
the cool waters of the Bright Angel
Creek.
Here are some tips for making
the most of your Grand Canyon
hiking and camping experience.
Plan ahead
Trying to hike from the rim to
the river (or farther) in one day is
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Even in spring and fall, the blazing
Arizona sun can quickly turn
dangerous, even deadly. Signs
around the park and on corridor
trails warn visitors not to hike too
far down in a day for a reason.
Planning ahead will allow you
to reserve a spot at the Bright Angel
Campground or the rustic Phantom
Ranch lodge at the bottom. For the
campground, you should aim to
get a backcountry camping permit
several months in advance and plan
to make reservations for Phantom
Ranch even farther in advance.
Training for less pain
Getting a permit and setting
dates for the hike also will help
with mapping out a training
schedule so you can spend more
time enjoying the hike instead of
suffering through it.
AP Photo/Anna Johnson
Hikers stop to look at the views near the Grand Canyon National Park’s South Kaibab trail on March
16. Many hikers choose to take the South Kaibab trail to the bottom of the canyon and then stay
overnight at either Bright Angel Campground or Phantom Ranch before hiking back out.
points, including some where
parks service has installed
Take your time, hydrate the
bathrooms,
and on Bright Angel,
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL
Though your adrenaline will potable water (there is no water on
PARK: Permits are required
be pumping as you descend the South Kaibab). Take breaks about
for overnight camping trips
switchbacks of the South Kaibab once an hour, eat salty foods like
but not for day hikes. Details:
trail, stop every so often to soak nuts and jerky and drink water and
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it in and take some photos. The electrolyte drinks. Another rest tip:
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If you have access to hiking
Only what you need
trails, particularly in hilly loca- slow and steady is the way to go.
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tions, start walking there as soon as Though you’ll be tired, remember
possible. On average, hiking down to pause not only to get your enough food and water, along with
South Kaibab and up Bright Angel camera out but to eat and drink. a wide-brimmed hat, but don’t
(the most common route) takes $QGGRQ¶WGLVPLVVWKH¿UVWFRXSOH overload your backpack.
You can weigh your pack at
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eight hours back up. And if you’re which is fairly level along the the national park’s Backcountry
camping at the bottom, you will Colorado River. This part has its Information Center on the South
need to carry all of your equipment own rugged beauty but can be Rim before you head off. Aim for
with you, so do some training overlooked in the eagerness to get about 20 to 30 pounds.
Water will likely be the heaviest
while wearing a 20- to 30-pound to the top.
Both South Kaibab and Bright thing you carry. Aim to bring all
backpack.
Other good options are stair- Angel have natural stopping the water you need for the hike
down — South Kaibab doesn’t
have any water and your next
water stop will be at the Bright
Angel Campground. On the way
up, there is a shady resting area
at Indian Gardens, which also has
water year-round. If you do the
hike in the warmer months, there’s
water every 1.5 miles beginning
at Indian Gardens on your way
up. But, it also will be incredibly
hot — 90 plus degrees F — in the
late spring, summer and early fall,
so consider doing this type of hike
in the cooler months.
If You Go...
climbing machines.
Unwind and have fun
AP Photo/Anna Johnson
Hikers make their way along a ridgeline on the Grand Canyon National Park’s South Kaibab trail on
March 16. The South Kaibab trail can take about four to six hours to hike from the rim to the Colo-
rado River and offers many dramatic views of the canyon along the way.
Chat with fellow hikers at rest
stops, soak your tired feet in the
crisp Bright Angel Creek after
setting up camp, and unwind at the
canteen at Phantom Ranch after
dark while writing postcards (the
cards travel by mule to the top),
playing cards and drinking a beer
(the canteen sells beer, wine, other
beverages and snacks). Though
strenuous, the Grand Canyon expe-
rience has plenty of opportunities
to relax and most importantly, have
fun.
Airline group
suggests smaller
carry-on bags
to free up bins
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions
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new carry-on suitcases.
Global airlines announced
Tuesday a new guideline that
recommends shrinking carry-on
bags, in an effort to free up space
in packed overhead bins.
The guideline, which is
not binding, means that many
existing bags currently in compli-
ance with airline rules would not
be given preferential treatment
in the boarding process. While
details of how the guideline will
be implemented are murky, and
could vary from airline to airline,
it raises the possibility that many
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their favorite carry-on bag.
Fliers might either need to buy
smaller suitcases or pay a fee to
check their bags, typically $25
each way.
The recommendation by the
International Air Transport Asso-
ciation suggests an “optimal”
carry-on size at 21.5 inches tall
by 13.5 inches wide by 7.5 inches
deep. That’s smaller than the
current maximum size allowed
by many airlines. For instance,
American Airlines, Delta Air
Lines and United Airlines all
currently allow bags up to 22
inches by 14 inches by 9 inches
— although gate agents don’t
always enforce those more-gen-
erous measurements.
Airlines around the globe have
varying standards — different
enough that a carry-on bag that
is acceptable to one airline isn’t
allowed in the cabin of another.
The airline trade group says the
new guideline will not necessarily
replace each airline’s rules on bag
size, but gives them a uniform
measurement that “will help iron
out inconsistencies.”
Theoretically, if airlines follow
this guideline “everyone should
have a chance to store their
carry-on bags on board aircraft
of 120 seats or larger,” the trade
group said. Today, it’s typical for
the last 20 or so passengers to
board to be forced to check their
bags at the gate because the bins
are already full.
Eight major international
airlines will soon introduce the
guideline into their operations.
Chris Goater, a spokesman for the
transport association, said they
are: Air China, Avianca, Azul,
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Emirates, Lufthansa and Qatar.
“It’s certainly not mandatory,”
Goater said.
No U.S. airlines have yet
signed on, but Goater expects
more carriers to quickly do so.
The suggested size was just
unveiled publicly Tuesday at a
meeting of global airline CEOs in
Miami.
Goater said the airlines are
working with several large
luggage manufacturers but none
that are ready to be disclosed
publicly. Bags with new labels,
designating them as “Cabin OK,”
are expected to be in stores by the
end of the year.