Roasted Late Summer Vegetables from the Island of Corfu

I learned this quintessential clay pot vegetable dish on the island of Corfu. In typical fashion, it was a female cook who presided over a type of restaurant called a koutoukian, a small eating place with just eight to ten tables, situated in the garden of a private home. Koutoukians are one-woman shows; people come because they know the cook personally, and they know her food is honest. Only the freshest ingredients are used, and the olive oil in which they’re cooked is local