The aroma and taste of this hauntingly delicious vegetable stew comes from the combination of ginger and tomatoes, punctuated by the deep and lingering spice of fresh cumin. Distantly Indian, simple but complex, and definitely more-ish, this is one of those memorable dishes that certain members of my family request whenever they come for a [...]
Archive for the ‘Eggplant’ Category
Gingered Eggplant, Tomato and Potato Stew with Green Beans
Posted in Eggplant, Potatoes, Tomato, Vegetable gratin, tagged Eggplant tomato potato stew on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
September: Eggplants, Visual and Gustatory Feasts and a Go-to Appetizer
Posted in Appetizers, Eggplant on September 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Among the many things I love about our CSA farmers at Honey Brook Organic Farm is the variety of crops they grow and distribute to the members. In the last few weeks – and for the next few – the eggplant crop is yielding so many picturesque choices that it’s hard not to use them [...]
Eggplant and Chickpea Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
Posted in Appetizers, Beans and legumes, Eggplant, Tomato, tagged Cooking with pomegranate molasses on August 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
August brings not only tomatoes but also a bumper crop of eggplant, not to mention a hankering for tangy food that offsets the heat of the so-called “dog days” of summer. This characterization of our weather is not a pejorative statement about one of our favorite animals, but rather a reflection of the ascendance of [...]
Roasted Eggplant, Garlic and Red Pepper Soup
Posted in Eggplant, Peppers, Soup, tagged Eggplant garlic and red pepper soup, Roasted garlic soup on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have had beautiful red hard-necked garlic in our farmers markets this year, and I am contemplating trying once again to grow my own. The last experiment wasn’t successful so I hope that for Fall Fest, we will get some great gardening advice from Margaret Roach, since she chose garlic as this week’s theme. I [...]
Custard-topped Eggplant
Posted in Eggplant, Vegetable gratin, tagged Eggplant custard on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With a beautiful giant eggplant on hand, I was thinking about how the large slabs could become eggplant lasagna without the noodles, moussaka without the meat, and landed on a custard-topped eggplant that I have made before in a couple of ways. I am not one who’s afraid of the cholesterol in eggs but do [...]
Eggplant Minis
Posted in Eggplant, Garden, tagged Heirloom mini eggplants on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just as I have cherry tomatoes planted in my home garden to see us through the early part of the summer season before our CSA farm produces sizeable distribution, I also plant miniature eggplants: a beautiful orange globe and a variety called “little fingers” that comes in white and the classic dark shade. The orange [...]
