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Caponata

Caponata has been described as a stew by popular chefs. It can be so! We love it served hot with pasta or at room temperature with fresh bread and bits of salami and cheese.  It’s a great side vegetable served with fish or chicken.  Generally caponata starts off...

Eggplant Dip or Spread

  2 eggplant cut into small cubes 1 onion cut into small pieces 3 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper 3 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 lemon juice Cut the onions and...

Eggplant Jam

1Kg  eggplants 1/2 cup olive oil water (just enough to cover) 6 cups sugar 2 lemons, Juiced 1 teaspoon cinnamon 5 whole cloves* 1 teaspoon salt Cut the eggplants into cubes, drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes on 180C. Take them out of the oven to stir...

Potato Ricotta Cake

I make this very tasty by roasting the potatoes with salt, pepper and oregano in extra virgin olive oil.  Makes very cute little potato cakes in muffin tin or a few ramekins or of course just one big one tin. 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 medium chorizo...

Eggplant Cake

To make this cake look even more impressive I fried slices of eggplant and then put the mixture in.  A couple of minutes on each side to fry the slices then add parmesan cheese already prepared with chopped basil/parsley or dried oregano. 2 large eggplant, cut into...