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Eggplant Dip with Tomatoes
What do you do when you buy 2 large eggplants? You make my recipe for eggplant dip which is a healthy alternative to hummus or artichoke dip, can be served to a vegan person or someone who is gluten free!
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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Sausage and Cranberries
For those who subscribe to my site you will notice a very common theme in the past few posts, yams…yams…and acorn squash. I love this time of the year when rooted vegetables and squash are in season, the best part is baking the vegetables as it warms the house and creates a savory sweetness smell (is that even possible)?
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Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts
I love when things happen by accident when it comes to creating a new recipe…this recipe for butternut squash with brussels sprouts is one of those recipes. This is a perfect fall side dish and even great for Thanksgiving, it will be my new addition this year as it was super easy and so delicious!
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Baked Yams with Rosemary Cups
I love the fall as I love all the rooted vegetables, squashes (like acorn and butternut), yams and sweet potatoes. I love the sweetness of all the vegetables especially when you roast them, no sugar needed! In preparing for a dinner party where I had restrictions, I thought I would play around with some different options and originally I thought I would make a baked yam casserole.
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Healthy Baked Yam Chips
I have had some health issues recently and I was told by my amazing doctor to change some things about my life, like try to destress more, try yoga and try to eat healthier. I did try to relax more, I tried yoga, wasn’t my thing and I tried to eat healthier…because of that, I created this recipe for baked yam chips.
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Pasta with Eggplant
When was the last time you ate a great pasta dish or made pasta at home? Seems like everyone I know is on a gluten free diet or change of life, excluding pasta all together. That being said, I recently had some friend over and wanted to show them a super easy recipe for pasta with eggplant…I figured the eggplant made the dish sound a little healthier than other options and my friends were game for it so why not?
I used to make an eggplant pasta for the kids and I as it was always super easy to make and just forgot about it until family reminded me, here is how I made this recipe for pasta with eggplant.
I cut the eggplant into small pieces
put the cut eggplant in a pan with a little oil
cut roma tomatoes
added them to my pan with my eggplant, added a little tomato paste as well
and while the pasta was cooking I let all the flavors cook together
added my pasta
tossed and added some water from the pasta, then parmesan cheese
yum! it was done!!!
As you can see the sauce becomes creamy once I added the pasta water, leaving just the right balance of pasta, eggplant and cheese. I did use fresh mozzarella which makes all the difference, if you are using the hard mozzarella, I would use shredded as it will not melt the same way. This pasta dish can be made in less than 30 minutes for those in a rush and it looks very impressive if I say so myself.
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Pasta with Eggplant
Ingredients
- 2 whole Eggplants, chopped in cubes
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 clove Garlic
- 3 whole Roma Tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 ball Fresh Mozzarella (or 1/2-1 cup shredded)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 1 pound Pasta
- water from pasta
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package details.
- In a saucepan, add oil and eggplant, cook for 5-6 minutes, add garlic, tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook for an additional 5-7 minutes (the sauce will be thick).
- To the sauce pan add cooked pasta, fresh mozzarella (or shredded) and mix well, add about 1/4 cup of pasta water, continue to add 1/4 of pasta water until you get the consistency you desire. Top with parmesan cheese, add more water if needed and serve.
Recipe belongs to Patty @MmGood.com, please contact me to use for personal use
Noodle Kugel / Family Recipe
Noodle kugel is a traditional Jewish dish made for Rosh Hashanah and I have to admit that the first time I tried noodle kugel, 22 years ago, I didn’t like or understand it. Being Italian I only understood pasta to be savory not sweet and with noodle kugel you are definitely getting a sweet, pudding type of a casserole recipe.
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