Eggplants (Aubergines)

 What are they and what do I do with them? I am not sure why in America we need to be obtuse and call them eggplants.  I feel so refined when I call them aubergines, even if my pronunciation is weak.  In preparing for this equally weak post I found some satisfying trivia. Did you […]

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Baba Ghanouj

The other night I was cleaning the fridge and went for making some Baba Ghanouj. The following recipe is more Middle Eastern inspired, but there are recipes spanning from Morroco to Southeast Asia. 1 eggplant 1 lemon As many cloves of garlic as you like a few Tbsp of tahini olive oil salt cilantro or […]

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Balsamic Roasted Vegetable Sauce/Spread

This recipe is flexible, simple, vegan, and gluten-free! Ingredients 4-16 cups vegetables, a combination of any of the following: carrots summer squash winter squash sweet peppers eggplant onions garlic olive oil and balsamic vinegar (1 T. of each for every 4 cups of veggies) sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste fresh herbs of […]

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Summer Garden Ratatouille

2 onions (chopped) 4 cloves garlic (minced) 1 bay leaf Sauté in 3 Tbsp olive oil about 5 minutes. 1 medium eggplant (chopped) 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh basil (chopped, or 2 tsp dried) 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (chopped, or 1 tsp dried) 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp fresh marjoram (chopped, or 1/2 tsp dried) […]

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