Wah! Aubergines
aka Eggplant.If I get a satisfactory reply to this it'll be for another day. I am making a vegetarian gateau for tonight's dinner- my partners and their partners- 10 of us- and it requires aubergine...
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airone verde,I would love to know how to make caponata, I love it but have only gotten it in the tins from Kings Markets in northern NJ.I made pasta using caponata, roast peppers and a couple of soft...
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Hi Scarlett, I have a receipe for caponata and although it is not a difficult receipe it is to long to post here. If you want it let me know and I will bring a photocopy of it when I come to Portland....
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Here is a terrific recipe from Saveur Cooks Authentic Italian Cookbook (pub. 2001): CAPONATAServes 62 medium to large eggplants, trimmed and cut into 1" cubes.Coarse salt6 ribs celery, trimmed and cut...
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I think Pasta Norma is diced eggplant in a tomato sauce con pasta usually fettucine. .
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I believe that is extra virgin olive oil. Those Rachel Ray fans are all too familiar with that term.
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So how does she pronounce EVOO? Eh-voo? Ee-voo? E-E-V-O?Lee Ann, clueless and cableless in New Mexico
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E-V-O-O, but she always follows up by saying "extra virgin olive oil." So why even bother with the "EVOO"?
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Why even bother with eggplant?IMO, the best way to cook it would be to douse it with 87 octane, torch it, then throw it in the trash.
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Thanks for the indulgence...I've only seen her interviewed a time or two...never watched her show.I've gotten enough recipes on this board in the past couple weeks to satisfy my MasterCook Program for...
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Oh Scarlett! I made your recipe last night for dinner. Hubby loved it! Tonight he fixed homemade pizzas with leftovers used for pizza sauce. Our toppings were cheese - of course... fresh sliced...
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Pasta alla Norma is made by putting thin fried (NOT breaded) slices of eggplant on top of pasta (maccheroni, spaghetti, or other variety--but traditionally not fettuccine) that has been dressed with a...
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Here's a thread from the Slow Travel forum with eggplant recipes: slowtalk.com/groupee/foru...#589101622 There were several older threads with eggplant recipes, but I think the main one was closed, so...
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Thank you airone verde!! I will definitely make this! I have a recipe that I like that involves cooking diced eggplant til tender, add diced zucchini then add minced garlic and onion. Just cook it all...
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Well now we're talking about zucchini Chop it however you like, put it in a panopen a can of tomatoes, pour over the zucchiniadd fresh ground pepper and cook until you are happy with the zucchini's...
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Scarlett, it's especially good in late summer, when you can get the best eggplant, in many varieities.Mike, your comment might be considered blasphemous in Sicily! Maybe you'll learn to like eggplant...
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I know, Airone Verde. At all the family reunions, at least 4 people bring eggplant dishes. But I can't even stand the smell of it cooking. Same with mushrooms.
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And there are such good wild porcini in Sicily, too.There are so many ways of cooking eggplant. Maybe you will like some of them?
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My mother cooked breaded eggplant, it was so good, I can never prepare them as good as she does. I do a tian, a round of onion, a round of tomato, eggplant, dribble virgin olive oil, salt, pepper...
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