Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wait till you bread it, fry it, layer with Mozzarella and Parmesan and pour some marinara sauce over it. Eggplant Parmesan is one dish which non-vegetarians will often voluntarily eat! Got some leftover in the fridge, if y'all come by. Also look for the lovely, skinny Japanese eggplants. Jeanne in GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I could cheerfully live on eggplant parm for the rest of my days on this planet. Â I just wish it didn't soak up oil like a sponge. Â And, yes, I know you can bread it and bake it but it's just not the same. Â TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Got the excuse for frying it right here! Once upon a time my doctor put me on a fat free diet, since I was fat, had been fat, am fat and will undoubtedly die fat. Within a week, I was uncomfortable. Within 2 weeks the phrase " bowling ball sized sand spur " came to mind. Since becoming a vegetarian 20 plus years ago, I often have to remind myself to have a bit of oil or fat in my diet. So there you go, the perfect reason to fry your eggplant. That and it just tastes BETTER. Jeanne in GA PS: after my husband's quadruple bypass (super active vegetarian, go figure) at the age of 46, the hospital nutritionist tried to get me to cut out all the fat in his diet and mine. Needless to say, I didn't. --- On Fri, 3/27/09, TendrMoon <TendrMoon wrote: TendrMoon <TendrMoon Re: Eggplant! Friday, March 27, 2009, 9:55 PM I could cheerfully live on eggplant parm for the rest of my days on this planet. I just wish it didn't soak up oil like a sponge. And, yes, I know you can bread it and bake it but it's just not the same. TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Isn't it frustrating how genetics sometimes have more to do with why our bodies are the way they are than how we behave and eat?? Some things we just can't change! Audrey S. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Jeanne B <treazured wrote: > Got the excuse for frying it right here! Once upon a time my doctor put > me on a fat free diet, since I was fat, had been fat, am fat and will > undoubtedly die fat. Within a week, I was uncomfortable. Within 2 weeks the > phrase " bowling ball sized sand spur " came to mind. > > Since becoming a vegetarian 20 plus years ago, I often have to remind > myself to have a bit of oil or fat in my diet. > > So there you go, the perfect reason to fry your eggplant. That and it just > tastes BETTER. > Jeanne in GA > PS: after my husband's quadruple bypass (super active vegetarian, go > figure) at the age of 46, the hospital nutritionist tried to get me to cut > out all the fat in his diet and mine. Needless to say, I didn't. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I totally got hooked on the little eggplants my local farm grew last summer. I fried them and ate them with a slice of fresh tomatoe and a slice of fresh mozarella. Awesome! I can't wait for them this summer. To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self. Joan Didion Namaste ________________________________ Jeanne B <treazured Friday, March 27, 2009 9:32:32 PM Re: Eggplant! Wait till you bread it, fry it, layer with Mozzarella and Parmesan and pour some marinara sauce over it. Eggplant Parmesan is one dish which non-vegetarians will often voluntarily eat! Got some leftover in the fridge, if y'all come by. Also look for the lovely, skinny Japanese eggplants. Jeanne in GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 That does sound good.... mozarella and tomato... mmmm.... Thanks for the good idea! Audrey S. On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Pamela Luton <jadegirl2803wrote: > I totally got hooked on the little eggplants my local farm grew last > summer. I fried them and ate them with a slice of fresh tomatoe and a slice > of fresh mozarella. Awesome! I can't wait for them this summer. > To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self. > Joan Didion > > Namaste > > ________________________________ > Jeanne B <treazured <treazured%40>> > <%40> > Friday, March 27, 2009 9:32:32 PM > Re: Eggplant! > > Wait till you bread it, fry it, layer with Mozzarella and Parmesan and pour > some marinara sauce over it. Eggplant Parmesan is one dish which > non-vegetarians will often voluntarily eat! Got some leftover in the fridge, > if y'all come by. > > Also look for the lovely, skinny Japanese eggplants. > > Jeanne in GA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Audrey, Isn't eggplant wonderful?! I think I was in my early 40's when I tried it for the first time. I don't even know why I wanted to try it; I believe I sliced it and dipped it into seasoned breadcrumb/flour mixture and fried it. It tasted so much like the " fried green tomatoes " sort of thing that I loved that suddenly, I was hooked! Later, I had Eggplant Parmesan (or is it " Parmigiana " ?) in a restaurant and that became my all-time favorite food for a treat meal! I think I have only made Eggplant Parm. myself once or maybe twice. I will venture to try it almost every time I am in a restaurant that serves it--sometimes it is HEAVENLY and I have had other times tasted something of the worst, most ghastly stuff ever brought to a table. All-time favorite places to get it: Maggiano's Little Italy (Italian, somewhat " upscale " chain restaurant) and from the " hot deli " at Whole Foods (St. Louis, MO. area). Those were the two BEST ever Eggplant Parm's I have ever eaten! You can also try some of the " variety " eggplants: the little skinny Asian ones; the creamy white, medium-sized ones; the pretty lavender/rose striped ones...I have even seen small eggplants no larger than hen-eggs (purple colored), called " Indian Eggplants " --those are REALLY tender & mild. I wish you good eating and fun times discovering more about these wonderful, savory vegetable-fruits! --Laura B., in Illinois Posted by: " Audrey Snyder " AudeeBird audreylynnsnyder Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:26 pm ((PDT)) I finally bought one today, just sliced it up and breaded it and fried it and it was wonderful! I'm afraid I've given up on making tofu into anything that tastes like food (and I have tried!), but I have discovered eggplant!! Audrey S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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