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I received an email for this recipe that I had posted on my old Blog back in 2004. It took a while to find and it will be the last post with the ingredient of Eggplant for a bit. This is a simple recipe and is always a big hit. A bit of Chili powder can give a bit of a hit – enjoy Ingredients 3 large eggplants, cut in half 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus the zest of one A handful

This is a take on the last two dishes, only it is not baked it builds its flavors in the fridge. I found this recipe a few years ago and made it many time for a lot of summer events - Enjoy. Ingredients 2 large eggplants, sliced into 1/3-inch rounds 4 large tomatoes, sliced into 1/3-inch slices 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped 1 cup fresh dill, finely chopped Avocado Oil Up to ½ cup Olive Oil Salt and Pepper to taste Instructions Place fresh

This is a take on yesterday's eggplant dish without the cheese and a simple tart tomato sauce with a hint of earthiness - Enjoy. Ingredients 3 medium eggplants, sliced, the long way, into ¼ inch slices 6 large tomatoes, diced and seeded 6 shallots, diced 4 cloves of garlic minced 1 lemon zested and juiced ½ cup dry white wine A handful of Italian Parsley, chopped and stems removed ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon Salt and Pepper to taste Red pepper flakes to taste Avocado oil Di

Here is another dish from several years ago, and one of the many eggplant dishes I will be posting over the next few days. The key to this is getting the eggplant really crispy so that it holds up against the tomato sauce. I thought about breading the eggplant first but the breading would soak up the liquid and make the eggplant mushy - Enjoy Ingredients 5 to 6 medium-size eggplants, cut into 1/3-inch thick slices 2 red bell pepper, cut into strips 3 shallots, minced 6 clove

Ingredients 2 medium eggplants, sliced in ¼ inch rounds 1 can of chickpeas, drained 4 large tomatoes, cubed and seeded 4 shallots, sliced 1 red bell pepper, chopped and seeded 6 cloves of garlic, minced 1 jalapeno, minced and seeded 1 lemon, juiced and zested 2 large handfuls of fresh Cilantro and Italian Parsley, chopped and stems removed 4 to 6 eggs 1 cup of feta, crumbled ½ cup homemade veggie stock, unsalted 2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon of paprika 1 tablespoon o

Here is the first of a few dishes I have been exploring with the use of eggplant. Eggplant is not one of my favorites but I am looking to play with ingredients that I usually do not use – Enjoy Ingredients 4 to 5 medium-sized potatoes, cubed 2 eggplants, cubed 4 large tomatoes, cut into 6 wedges each 3 shallots, sliced 6 cloves of garlic, minced 2 tablespoons of curry powder 1 tablespoon tamari ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon mustard seeds Salt and Pepper to taste Avocado

Ingredients 4 16oz cans of kidney beans, drained 2 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes or 8 to 12 fresh tomatoes diced 2 to 3 eggplants chopped into 1-inch cubes 1 1/2 lbs of ground lamb (optional) 2 cups of potatoes, diced (if not using meat) 2 red onions diced 2 red peppers diced 1 cup of red wine 1 cup feta cheese 1 cup Kalamata olives, halved and pitted (optional) 4 cloves of garlic minced 2 tablespoons fresh oregano 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 to 4 teasp

(photo from Delish Knowledge, https://www.delishknowledge.com/ ) So, it’s been 2 months so far for us on a “Plant Based Diet” and we are doing really well. I do feel much better and I have lost some weight in the process. I have been coming up with recipes on my own and as well as adapting “Meat” recipes into plant recipes and tweaking recipes I find on Pinterest. This is a recipe I found on Pinterest by Alex Caspero and her Blog Delish Knowledge, I liked most of the ingre

Well we have been on this plant-based diet for about some three weeks now and I do have to say I feel much better and making veggie recipes has been sort of fun and easy. I have been looking at as,” what can I make out of these fresh ingredients” versus how can I make a dish without meat. So, this dish came from an idea of taking classic New Orleans fare and making them all vegetarian. After much research, there is a difference between a Plant-based diet and Vegan, plant-ba

This dish can be made with or with out the meat. Ingredients 4 16oz cans of kidney beans, drained 2 28 oz cans of diced tomatoes or 8 to 12 fresh tomatoes diced 2 to 3 eggplants chopped into 1-inch cubes - if you are using meat you need about 8 cups, without meat 12 cups 1 1/2 lbs of ground lamb 2 red onions diced 2 red peppers diced 1 cup of red wine 1 cup feta cheese 1 cup kalamata olives, halved and pitted (optional) 4 cloves of garlic minced 2 tablespoons fresh oregano 2

I was playing with the idea for a new way to serve eggplant parm and I came up with this recipe. Eggplant Tower 2 large eggplants cut into 1/4 slices 3/4 cup of unbleached flour 3/4 cup of cornmeal 2 eggs 2 teaspoon dill 2 teaspoons ground yellow mustard 2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper 8 oz mozzarella, fresh sliced in 1/4 slices Cayenne pepper (optional) Salt oil Rancho Salsa: see salsas posted on July 27th, 2010 Directions Plac

I know this is a bit heavy for a summer dish, but I have been asked for more veggie dishes and I was going through my recipe files and came across this recipe from 2008. Ingredients 3 Large eggplants 8 eggs 8 oz of goat cheese or brie 3/4 cup of milk Zest of one lemon 1/4 cup of Parsley chopped and stems removed 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground yellow mustard 1/2 teaspoon of cumin a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg salt and pepper to taste Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 3

Ingredients Base 2 medium onions - mandolin 2 red bell peppers - mandolin 4 cloves garlic - minced 2 sprigs each of Thyme, Parsley 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp Veggie Paste 2 tbsp Olive Oil Salt and pepper to taste The Veggies All sliced thin on a mandolin 2 Medium Japanese Eggplants 2 Medium Zucchini 2 Medium Yellow Summer Squash 10 to 16 Medium Red or Yellow or both Tomatoes Topping 1 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves minced 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp veggie paste Directions Preheat oven to 350 d