To be honest I’m usually not a big fan of eggplant. Sometimes when I get it in restaurants thinking I want to try it again, it’s overly chewy and unpleasant. I haven’t worked with it at home because I don’t really know what to do with the darn thing! When we received one all wrapped up sitting nice and pretty in our Bountiful Basket pick-up I wondered … now what the heck am I going to make with this thing? I am very open to trying all kinds of different foods and actually found a recipe that suites eggplant very well. In fact, I think it has renewed my confidence in this purple beauty. (more…)