Eggplant

After my Bolognese sauce turned out so well, I needed something more to make with all my fresh garden vegetables, so I cooked up a vegetarian pasta sauce. Full of…

A smoky middle eastern dip that tastes a bit like hummus. It has that garlicky tahini flavor, with a tart twist from fresh lemons, but it’s typically made with eggplant.…

I made this recipe last summer … reposting because it got lost in the move … plus it’s nice right now to remind myself there is such a thing as…

and a Mushroom Cherry Tomato Quinoa Pilaf I’m guest posting over at Nutri-Savvy today! Lauren is one of my good friends, a fabulous cook … not to mention she’s a…

Fire roasting tomatoes and other vegetables is a great way to add a new dimension of smoky flavor to salsas, soups, dips and sauces and it’s quite easy to do.…

My friend Misbah from cupcakeluvs posted this interesting recipe the other day. It caught my eye because I have a bunch of eggplant from my mom’s garden that need to…

with Great Northern Beans & Tahini Yogurt Ranch Dressing Have you ever made something once and thought “it’s good, but it really ought to be better?” Yeah, that’s what happened…

I’ve been toying with the idea of making a thai-style curry soup with my aubergines … aubergine, isn’t that a fabulous word? It sounds so fancy and cultured to me.…

My mother grows both green and purple basil every year. This year she gave me a purple basil plant. Mine grew to about 6 inches tall, enough to snip off…

I had a big beautiful purple eggplant that was starting to fade, so I had to find a good use for it fast. I decided to make it into a…