eggplant

Taste of Beirut style eggplant tomato bulgur casserole without the dish

March 16, 2010

We at weirdcombinations have become big fans of Taste of Beirut (which I’ll abbreviate as “ToB” here). Many of the exciting recipes on that blog offer delicious vegetarian options and creative uses of seasonal ingredients all presented in an accessible and personal style that we really enjoy. Last week I saw the ToB post for [...]

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aubergines en pistouille, froides

August 17, 2009

I did not know what court bouillon was till we had our Julia Child Mastering the Art of French Cooking inspired dinner party last week. The glamorous party was followed by a viewing of the new movie, Julie & Julia, at our local movieplex. What a terrific evening! Though the movie segment almost was a [...]

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eggplant parmigiano

July 23, 2009

I rarely make this recipe now that I’ve entered “middle age” with all of the inherent health “issues.” However, once in a while it’s fun to be a bit naughty and Hegui loves the dish. When I was a kid, my mother would regularly make it, or the meaty versions with chicken or veal, for [...]

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homemade Macedonain Pindzur celebration

July 16, 2009

Our friend Aleksandar joined us last Saturday for a Macedonian style dinner and prepared a couple of great dishes from his native homeland: pindzur and stuffed cabbage. I’d had these before when he made them on a couple of other occasions. I devoured them with gusto those times! It was really exciting to finally get [...]

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vegetarian Szechuan eggplant

June 1, 2009

I grew up eating American Chinese food in New England. This was mainly take-out or at restaurants on special occasions like Christmas Eve. Chinese places were always open on December 24th for some reason. The whole family was really into the fried stuff, like eggrolls and dumplings. When I was quite young, we’d order this [...]

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a homemade Indian banquet

April 28, 2009

Have you ever wondered about cooking Indian food at home? Well it’s not as hard as you think, though it does take a little planning. At this Indian dinner, I served six traditional dishes from southern India. That probably sounds like a lot and it did take a few hours to prepare everything. Fortunately, many [...]

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