Heaven, sheer heaven

DD, what's an eggplant napoleon? I love our weekly farmer's market - being right in my neighborhood helps! Raw milk, fresh pasta, fresh veggies and we now have two meat purveyors that have arrived - lamb sausage, special bacon, on and on! YUM!
I'd love some fried okra right about now. Been a long time since I've had some.
Have Y'all ever tried sunchokes? They are so danged good!

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What's a sunchoke? I don't feel like googling.........


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Mr. DD and I went to the big, huge Dallas Farmer's Market yesterday before the temperature got over 100. It was a feeding frenzy for sure! Lots of good samples and good deals. Looks like we might make it an every week thing.

Tonight, we're having Fried Okra (well, I am..he hates the stuff), Tomato-Fresh Corn-Avocado and Black Bean Salad, Eggplant Napoleons, and Fresh Peach Cobbler. Heaven, sheer heaven.

What are you having?

Eggplant Napoleon


1 medium eggplant
3 eggs (or egg substitute)
? c. lowfat milk
1 c. flour
2 c. bread crumbs
? c. olive oil
2 c. fresh spinach, picked and washed
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
soft cheese of your choice, crumbled
tomato sauce, seasoned or flavored as desired

Mix together eggs and milk, set aside. Slice eggplant crosswise into ? in. slices. Dredge slices in flour, then dip in egg/milk mixture, then dip in bread crumbs. Over medium heat, heat olive oil in saute? pan. Place eggplant slices in pan and cook until golden brown and tender, turning eggplant once during cooking so that slices brown evenly. Drain excess oil by placing eggplant slices on a paper towel. Using the same pan, saute? tomatoes and spinach for 1-2 minutes or until limp.

Assembling Eggplant Napoleon: In a shallow baking pan, place a slice of eggplant, a spoonful of spinach/tomato mixture, and sprinkle with soft cheese. Repeat two more times to create a layered effect. Bake in a 350 degree oven until cheese is melted.

To serve, pour several tablespoons of tomato sauce on each plate. Place layered Eggplant Napoleon atop tomato sauce. Garnish with fresh sprig of basil.

~~From the blog, Relish the Taste

LuLu, nope, never have tried sunchokes. I'll put them on my list. How to you fix them?

DD, I know you've posted your recipe for the tomato,corn,black bean salad before,but I can't find it. Please give it one more time.Thanks

ps I always love your food threads. I also shop farmers mkt weekly.Yesterday it was sooo hot I just had cucumber and tomatoes in balsamic vinegar

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What's a sunchoke? I don't feel like googling.........


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• 2 cups cooked corn, fresh or frozen
• 1 avocado, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup finely diced red onion

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Yum!! Thanks dd....I'm making that this weekend!!!

Our daughter and I went to the local farmer's market, bought home-grown tomatoes, corn, peaches, lemon, garlic, cucumbers, parsley, and dill. Grilled chicken with an olive oil, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, dried red pepper flakes, and black pepper marinade. Cut the corn off the cob and sauted it in olive oil, garlic, parsley, and a little butter and white wine. Made a salad with the tomatoes and cucumbers tossed in olive oil, red wine vinegar, dill, garlic salt and pepper. Made our famous peach pie with low-fat yogurt on the side. Yummaramma.

Next time we're gonna do a meal with fresh butter beans and a watermelon/arugula salad with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

We love cooking with fresh veggies in the summertime!

Thanks, DD, for inspiring us with the simple pleasures of life.

Hope you girls don't mind me putting my two cents worth in too! I love to cook and really love the fresh veggies in the summertime. Here is one of my favorite recipes for butter beans:

Bacon, Butter Beans and Tomatoes:

3 slices bacon, chopped
1 med. onoin, chopped
1 sm. green bell peper, seeded & chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
3 med. tomatoes, chopped
4 c. chicken broth
4 c. fresh (can use frozen) butter beans
2 tbs. chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1 tsp. black pepper (or to taste)
1 tsp. worcherstershire sauce
1/2 tsp. hot sauce

1. Cook bacon in dutch oven until crisp. Remove from pan to drain. Reserve drippings.
2. Stir onion and next 3 ingredients into drippings and saute until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in tomatoes and cook 3 minutes.
4. Stir in broth and butterbeans; bring to a boil.
5. Cover and reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occassionally. Cook approx. 30 mins.
6. Simmer, uncovered 20 mins., stirring often.
7. Stir in parsley and remaining ingredients.
8. Cook stirring often for an additional 5 mins.
9. Discard bay leaf and serve warm.

Enjoy!

Hope you girls don't mind me putting my two cents worth in too! I love to cook and really love the fresh veggies in the summertime. Here is one of my favorite recipes for butter beans:

Bacon, Butter Beans and Tomatoes:

3 slices bacon, chopped
1 med. onoin, chopped
1 sm. green bell peper, seeded & chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
3 med. tomatoes, chopped
4 c. chicken broth
4 c. fresh (can use frozen) butter beans
2 tbs. chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1 tsp. black pepper (or to taste)
1 tsp. worcherstershire sauce
1/2 tsp. hot sauce

1. Cook bacon in dutch oven until crisp. Remove from pan to drain. Reserve drippings.
2. Stir onion and next 3 ingredients into drippings and saute until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in tomatoes and cook 3 minutes.
4. Stir in broth and butterbeans; bring to a boil.
5. Cover and reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occassionally. Cook approx. 30 mins.
6. Simmer, uncovered 20 mins., stirring often.
7. Stir in parsley and remaining ingredients.
8. Cook stirring often for an additional 5 mins.
9. Discard bay leaf and serve warm.

Enjoy!

i'm going to cook this soon, do you use green or colored bbeans?

hamburgers with sauteed leeks and avocado on top.