I know there are them wot can’t eat or even don’t like eggplant, but it’s now not only my favourite vegetable when made into eggplant parmigiana or eggplant schnitzels by my very dear friend M but also my f.v. when the base in meals as described above.
La melanzana is a wow of a vegetable !
— Guido Borelli
Of course there are lots more types of eggplant; but I never find them and so I just go on cooking and eating the ones in that painting (yes, that’s what it is: Italians are as fond of le melanzane as I am). The first recipe I’m posting actually means me to use one of those or two of the long thin ones, I think: but as I can’t find any of the latter I just use two of the former. 🙂
And I’m also a fan of BEENZ ! – any kind including borlotti, kidney, cannellini, butter, black and chickpeas. I’d always considered that last-named pulse to by my favourite; but these recipes have shown me that I love ’em all !
I shall attempt to simply attach each recipe, rather than go through the whole boring thing of re-typing them. You may start praying now ..
Spicy Bean Stew. The simplest, but the vegies should be cut up pretty damn small.
BAKED EGGPLANT & BEAN STEW. Hang on a tick — I can’t remember if that’s the correct name for this one .. But it don’t matter much, eh ? And btw, it ain’t baked – it doesn’t need to be.
Creamy Eggplant & Bean Casserole. Tahini creates the ‘creaminess’: personally I would prefer it be described by some other adjective. Simple and quick(ish).
If you’re allowed eggplant and beans, these three dishes will make meals for whole families or for one grumpy old lady with some fridge space. In my frightfully humble opinion, each of these recipes is DELICIOUS, to put it mildly !!
DOWNUNDER WITH BOODZ 
An eggplant moussaka was my go to dish at an Italian restaurant for years until I started eating seafood again!
It is an underrated vege! Well done on the casserole!
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Oh DO try one of these, Amanda ! – I’m incapable of explaining how yummy and more-ish each one is !
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My tastebuds are watering. Stop!
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Very well. But don’t say I didn’t tell you. [grin]
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Oh, well now I’m sad my eggplant plant (if a woodchuck chucks wood, does an eggplant plant eggs…?) died last summer. Might need to try again next season.
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Did it die because Leo slept on it ?? [grin]
As for your philosophical question, dear H, I can only say .. dunno ! 😀
But eggplants are easy to wash and dry when you’ve bought ’em, you know.
XXO
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I just shared this page with a few friends and family. Thanks, Margie. My big hope is that I’ll now get an invitation to their place for dinner to try it out! x
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There’s a certain inverse logic, there, Patrick .. [grin]
I SWEAR that all three recipes are totally DELICIOUS !!!!
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Can’t wait!
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Yeah you can ..
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My most recent veggie experiment was whole baked savoy cabbage, which you then serve in wedges. Delish. And, the good thing is I can eat cabbage.
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It’s always a thrill when you cook something for the first time and really like it, eh, Sue ? – well done you, for a person limited in intake by health circ.s !!
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Or as we call it in England…the aubergine. I shall be trying out one or more of these. I never fail to pop and “eggplant” into my trolley as I pass the vegetable stall and, like you, have come to delight in what this wonderful beast does to a whole range of dishes. Nice to see that we agree about beenzas well: all fabulous, chick peas very fabulous!
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Glad you caught up with the recipes then, Simon ! 😀
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