Cooking & Baking

I tried to grow eggplant, but it didn't do well. One of the local farmers told me it was easy to grow. Maybe for her lol

Have you made eggplant parmesan? I did it a little differently today, because I had some vegetables and sauce I don't usually have. Usually, I slice the eggplant and saute it quickly in vegetable oil. If I have fresh tomatoes, peppers, onion and zucchini, I slice or chop them, and layer them with the eggplant. If I don't have fresh tomatoes, I use spaghetti sauce. In the layers, I sprinkle parmesan cheese and whatever herbs and spices I have. I use a 2 qt. casserole and fill it to within an inch of the top. I bake it at 325 for about 35-40 minutes, until it's bubbly, and add shredded Mozzarella and let it finish. I usually make it vegetarian, so I can share it with my family. I wouldn't mind a little chicken with it

I like to make a sort of olive spread. I finely chop eggplant, onion, garlic, zucchini, sweet peppers, black and green olives, and saute it olive oil. I put the chopped olives in last. After it is the texture I want, I let it cool and add vinegar, a little salt, pepper, maybe cayenne and use it for a spread. I will use zesty Italian dressing if I have some on hand. It's good on crusty bread. I had something like it in a jar, and experimented.

My daughter has made baba ghanoush. I don't know how hard it is to make.

Let me hear all of the yummy treats you get to have!