(Re) Chic

I've been dying to find a way to use the eggplant that I grew.  I tried it fried and it was ok, but I wanted something more creative.  So I did some research and found a few different recipes for Eggplant Lasagna.  That is, lasagna with sliced eggplant that replaces the noodles.  I mostly used the recipe from About.com  when I was making it but I pulled inspiration from this recipe on Country Living.   The Finished Product Since I only had two small eggplants I decided to make an experimental lasagna in a loaf pan, just in case it turned out terrible.  I would definitely recommend cutting your slices about an 1/8 an inch thick.  I sliced mine as thin as possible to get more slices but they just got overcooked in the over so they weren't very noodle-like in consistency.  I would also recommend peeling them, the skin was quite leathery after being cooked twice.  Also be sure to either blacken (as suggested in Countr...

I was really excited about the number of peppers I had been growing on my small pepper plants.  Every week I would get one or two of these little peppers and eventually I started getting bigger bell peppers and decided to try this great stuffed pepper recipe I found here  via One Lovely Life Blog  . They were delicious and it just so happened that since we used quinoa instead of ground beef they were vegetarian.  I added a few of my own extra peppers and tomatoes that I had and skipped the enchilada sauce, they were delicious.  Definitely don't cook them much/any longer than it says though...you don't want your stuffed peppers get to soft!   What's your favorite summer recipe?  You only have a few weeks left to get to make it!    

As you can see I have not been very wordy lately and that has mostly do to with the fact that I am currently apartment hunting and starting a new job. But here are some of the things that I've been doing while not having my life in upheaval. Made my 1st batch of pickles using my Grandma's recipe Trying out new recipes like this one from Allrecipes.com. Harvesting my garden to get ready to move.   And of course...being addicted to Pinterest! I promise I will be getting settled and be back in the writing rhythm soon!