Comments on: Smart Fuel: Eggplant http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Nightshades http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-88529 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Nightshades Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:18:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-88529 [...] Smart Fuel: Eggplant [...] [...] Smart Fuel: Eggplant [...]

]]> By: Pete Moring http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46901 Pete Moring Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:59:06 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46901 I have to show my ignorance here. I thought this was a belated April fools joke. (Like the Spaghetti tree TV commercial in the 60's). I hope someone's not going to post "Fooled YAH" now. I shall look out for the 'egg-plant' in future. Pete. I have to show my ignorance here.
I thought this was a belated April fools joke.
(Like the Spaghetti tree TV commercial in the 60’s).

I hope someone’s not going to post “Fooled YAH” now.

I shall look out for the ‘egg-plant’ in future.

Pete.

]]> By: Peter Kim http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46446 Peter Kim Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:07:04 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46446 Isn't the eggplant from the nightshade family? And aren't there some caveats about these babies, including tomatoes, for some reason? Isn’t the eggplant from the nightshade family? And aren’t there some caveats about these babies, including tomatoes, for some reason?

]]> By: almost vegetarian http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46360 almost vegetarian Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:19:14 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46360 Ah eggplant. One of my favorite treats. I buy the Chinese eggplant (or the Japanese when I can find nice ones), skip the salt, slice them thin, and brush them with olive oil and salt and pepper. Then I lay them out on a baking sheet and pop them in a 425 or so oven for about 20 minutes. They are marvelous on a sandwich (eggplant sandwich with green peppers and onions and tomato sauce), in a vegetarian lasagna, or just eaten as is. Delicious! Ah eggplant. One of my favorite treats. I buy the Chinese eggplant (or the Japanese when I can find nice ones), skip the salt, slice them thin, and brush them with olive oil and salt and pepper. Then I lay them out on a baking sheet and pop them in a 425 or so oven for about 20 minutes.

They are marvelous on a sandwich (eggplant sandwich with green peppers and onions and tomato sauce), in a vegetarian lasagna, or just eaten as is.

Delicious!

]]> By: Mike Drew http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46355 Mike Drew Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:53:40 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46355 Hah! Alyssa, you seriously made me LOL with your comment about eggplant being the fruit of Japanese gods! I love eggplant! Funny how, as a kid, my parents would feed me eggplant parmigiana, and tell me it was chicken parmigiana. I'd be happily gobbling it up, enjoying every bite, until I found out that I was actually eating eggplant, at which point I would put down my fork and defiantly refuse to eat another bit, as I "hated the taste of eggplant." Now, I love the stuff! Hah! Alyssa, you seriously made me LOL with your comment about eggplant being the fruit of Japanese gods!

I love eggplant! Funny how, as a kid, my parents would feed me eggplant parmigiana, and tell me it was chicken parmigiana. I’d be happily gobbling it up, enjoying every bite, until I found out that I was actually eating eggplant, at which point I would put down my fork and defiantly refuse to eat another bit, as I “hated the taste of eggplant.”

Now, I love the stuff!

]]> By: Anna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46340 Anna Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/eggplant/#comment-46340 If you can grow tomatoes, you can grow eggplant. Same requirements, except the plants are smaller, so no cages. I have even grown eggplant in the front garden among the flowers and shrubs; it can be rather attractive most of the growing season, especially the slender purple Japanese varieties. I used to not like eggplant, but that was from a few bad eggplant parmigiano experiences as a kid (mushy, squishy breaded things-ugh!). A few years ago I made Eggplant Caponata (From Asparagus to Zucchini CSA veggie cookbook) and I was hooked (loving capers probably had a lot to do with it). It's even better as leftovers. If you can grow tomatoes, you can grow eggplant. Same requirements, except the plants are smaller, so no cages. I have even grown eggplant in the front garden among the flowers and shrubs; it can be rather attractive most of the growing season, especially the slender purple Japanese varieties.

I used to not like eggplant, but that was from a few bad eggplant parmigiano experiences as a kid (mushy, squishy breaded things-ugh!). A few years ago I made Eggplant Caponata (From Asparagus to Zucchini CSA veggie cookbook) and I was hooked (loving capers probably had a lot to do with it). It’s even better as leftovers.

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