[Diana in Wisconsin]

I have a few Zucchini recipes that I like and use every year, but if you’re REALLY looking for a lack of FLAVOR in a dish, cook with Eggplant, LOL!

[Paul R.]

if you’re REALLY looking for a lack of FLAVOR in a dish, cook with Eggplant, LOL!

Well, that all depends on how you season it. Kinda like eggs from chickens, really...

[Qiviut]

Our yard, front & back, looks like a tornado hit! My brother brought his pole saw & went to town! We have many old trees with lots of dead branches & most of those branches are down. In the front, there was a maple where the whole top of the tree was dead & we felled the tree. The felling went perfectly - used ratchet straps tied high on the tree, then hooked together for about 40 feet & attached to the truck trailer hitch to make sure the tree went down where we wanted it. Some huge branches cut & coming down off of other trees were scarier, but no one got hurt.

We have company coming Sunday & Tuesday - not sure at all we can have the tree debris cleared by then. I have to shop/cook for both days, so that will take a chunk of my time away from cutting & hauling. The chainsaw has worked great - we’ve made our money back many times over with that purchase. Knowing what we paid spring before last for tree removal, we did about $2k worth of work today. More trimming to do & 3 more trees to fell: one (much smaller) in front plus 2 chestnuts next to the shop, but they will be for another time when my brother can come back to help.

[Liz]

SLOW COOKER PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE
Tasty slow cooker eggplant.

Ing 1 lg eggplant 1/2 cup chp onion 28 oz can Italian-style tomatoes, undrained, cut up 6 oz can Italian-style tomato paste 4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 c dry red wine 1/4 c water 1-1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 c pitted Kalamata olives, sliced 2 tbl snipped fresh parsley 4 c hot cooked pasta 1/2 c grated Parm

Method In slow cooker combine, peeled eggplant in inch cubes, onion, cut-up undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, garlic, wine, water, and oregano. Cover, cook on low 7-8 hours, or on high 3-1/2-4 hours. Stir in olives and parsley. S/p. Serve over fave pasta, sprinkle with Parm.