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17 Chef-Worthy Tips For Cooking With Eggplant

Ah, eggplants. Tricky, beloved, and often misunderstood ancient fruits of the nightshade family, with culinary roots as deep as their flavor. Long and striped, small and white, short and round -- ...
Salon

Here’s how to pick — and cook — a better eggplant

Eggplant parm, baba ghanouj, eggplant curries, eggplant rollatini — it’s all so good! Supple, creamy, substantial, rich, porous, eggplant is a gem. I admit, though, eggplant isn’t the easiest to work ...
Yahoo

The Homemade Chip Recipe That Makes Eggplant The Star

Eggplant is one of those vegetables that people tend to love or hate. Some people don't enjoy the texture, while others will gladly eat it roasted, fried, or grilled, as well as in recipes like ...
Missoulian

Preparing vegetables for ratatouille is slow, meditative process

While there are many ways of making ratatouille (pronounced rat-a-TOO-ee), I like to cook the eggplant and zucchini separately to maintain their integrity. This is not a quick dish to make, but it’s ...
Salon

Here's how to pick — and cook — a better eggplant

Eggplant parm, baba ghanouj, eggplant curries, eggplant rollatini — it's all so good! Supple, creamy, substantial, rich, porous, eggplant is a gem. I admit, though, eggplant isn't the easiest to work ...