Around this time the home gardener is looking at all the ripe vegetables piling up and thinking, “Whatever possessed me to plant so many green beans?” Or zucchini. Or tomatoes. Or whatever. Around our house, an abundance of eggplant presents a particular challenge, since my wife doesn’t care at all for aubergine. (It’s a texture […]
I confess that before I kicked carbohydrates I used to slather this incredible chutney onto crackers loaded with goat cheese. It’s quite irresistible and makes a great hors d’oeuvre for a dinner party. But it also works as a traditional chutney with your favorite spicy Indian food, bringing intoxicating flavors of ginger, red pepper, cinnamon. […]
Thank the genius who discovered that eggplant (other things, too) can be stored almost indefinitely when covered with olive oil. My wife normally does not care for eggplant–she especially dislikes the texture–but we served this preserved eggplant at our wedding and have held a special fondness for it ever since. I like to pull out […]
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