Tag Archives: Eggplant

Eggplant and Chickpea Stew

This dish draws inspiration from a traditional Middle-eastern Eggplant and Chickpea stew but I have added a few of my own twists to it. I make this stew or a variation of it quite often. For one, I love eggplant and my husband loves chickpeas so this is one stew that works for both of us. Also, it is...
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Baby Eggplant Tagine

I have an old friend coming over for dinner tonight and he told me that prefers to eat vegetarian meals. So I racked my head for a bit and decided to make a vegetable tagine. In any case, I had bought a couple of ceramic/terracotta Tagines from William Sonoma a few weeks ago and after much procrastination and foot-dragging,...
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Eggplant and Olive Tapenade

For the past two weeks I had completely neglected my poor blog. This was because I had to go on a whirlwind trip to India – for just one week!!! Usually the travel to and back from India is enough to knock me out and this time even more so because I made both the trips in such quick...
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Eggplant and Beet Stack with a Dill and Almond Pesto

This year spring has been a little late in coming but at long last it looks like it is just round the corner. I am anxiously looking forward to my herb garden springing back into action. This morning I checked on my mint patch and saw that the tiny leaves have started to peek out of the ground.  This...
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Grilled Eggplant Salad

I can’t understand why some people don’t like eggplants. My son is one of them eggplant-haters! He has never eaten one and probably will never eat one. I just don’t understand how he can dislike something without ever even trying it. He says it’s a texture thing – he doesn’t like mushy foods. I think he’s missing out on...
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