http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/ eat with your eyes Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:19:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-9299 Nikas Culinaria » Pear-licious recipe development Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:15:21 +0000 http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/#comment-9299 [...] (Image from USA Pear media library) Its FINALLY starting to cool off to a seasonal fall temperature around here, helping me feel a bit more in-season. The tree colors peaked this weekend, yesterday was psychedelic with the riotous oranges, yellows, and reds of the sugar maples around here. Other than pumpkins and gourds and squashes and apples, I am seeing lots of pears in the store now and I have been reveling in trying new varieties. I wrote just previously about the seckel pear in a recipe where I served it simply sliced on the plate (”Purple Passion: homegrown eggplant“). [...] [...] (Image from USA Pear media library) Its FINALLY starting to cool off to a seasonal fall temperature around here, helping me feel a bit more in-season. The tree colors peaked this weekend, yesterday was psychedelic with the riotous oranges, yellows, and reds of the sugar maples around here. Other than pumpkins and gourds and squashes and apples, I am seeing lots of pears in the store now and I have been reveling in trying new varieties. I wrote just previously about the seckel pear in a recipe where I served it simply sliced on the plate (”Purple Passion: homegrown eggplant“). [...]

]]> http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-9203 Lydia Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:11:14 +0000 http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/#comment-9203 Beautiful eggplant! I would be so proud to have something like that come out of my garden. Beautiful eggplant! I would be so proud to have something like that come out of my garden.

]]> http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-9202 Nika Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:12:59 +0000 http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/#comment-9202 Curt: Grilling would make a shoe taste better! :-) I have tried grilling eggplant. You have to use one of those close weave grill thingies (see this link for an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/nika7k/519814187/) or a grill cage so that you do not have to flip it over. Grilling might not kill the texture you have issues with tho. Curt: Grilling would make a shoe taste better! I have tried grilling eggplant. You have to use one of those close weave grill thingies (see this link for an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/nika7k/519814187/) or a grill cage so that you do not have to flip it over. Grilling might not kill the texture you have issues with tho.

]]> http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/comment-page-1/#comment-9200 Curt Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:26:28 +0000 http://nikas-culinaria.com/2007/10/05/purple-passion/#comment-9200 Eggplant is something I've not done much... I'm not sure I like the texture. I may have to try grilling some, though... and panko always helps with texture! Eggplant is something I’ve not done much… I’m not sure I like the texture. I may have to try grilling some, though… and panko always helps with texture!

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