Tag Archives: appetizer

Eggplant gianduja

  A recipe from Eric Bernardin the cerebral and creative blogger (and Bordeaux wine expert). He got it from another site that got it from chef Bruno Verjus.Well, I was not about to let this pass untested; after all, they are fiddling with the eggplant, the most revered  of our Levantine vegetable! It is simply [...]
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Eggplant chips with yogurt sauce

Normally, this dish is made up of thick slices of eggplant, fried in olive oil and smothered in a garlicky yogurt sauce. This version used extra thin slices (I finally got the hang of the mandoline), fried in olive oil then dried up in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute; the microwave crisps [...]
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Squash hummus

So many varieties of squash are out there for us to enjoy; I like the so-called turban or Turkish turban squash for their interesting shape and colorful orange and green hues. INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 pound (or 3 pound) squash 1/2 cup of tahini 1/2 cup of lemon or orange or citrus juice (fresh) 2 cloves [...]
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