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Happy Halloween Everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n

Nope. I won’t post a squash recipe today. I could not resist, but I just had<\/em> to dedicate one more post – and last one for this season – to my beloved eggplants. Actually, that’s what I said a few weeks ago when we grilled<\/a><\/span> them..<\/span><\/p>\n

Just recently my parents showed up with the very last eggplants from the garden. They were so tiny, and looked so cute! I had<\/em> to take pictures of them. On top of that, that was the<\/em> chance, and<\/em> rare event, to cook together and organize a photo shoot while my family was visiting. Finally I had all those ‘hands’ available to take pictures of! I better not tell you the acrobatics that I do, when you see my own hand in the picture while it’s me<\/em> taking it… <\/span><\/p>\n

But besides that, my main intention was to share with you this recipe that I grew up with. That is why it’s so special. This recipe goes back to when even my grandma was making these. Now my mom is the expert. Sometimes we help out when she prepares them, but most of the time it’s just her. We don’t even want to get in the way while she creates this super tasty dish. These eggplants were a little more challenging to prepare though, due to their size. But the bigger they are the easier and faster it is to make them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One thing that really fascinates me about this vegetable is how different it can taste depending on how you prepare it. One of the most popular dishes in Italy is probably the stuffed version, with ground meat. Which I personally don’t like. I think the meat takes away way too much of the eggplant’s taste. Contrary to this one, where you can taste every bit of it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Long story short, we really enjoyed cooking, taking pictures (I was impressed as to how patient my family was) and, of course, the typical Italian extended lunch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ok, I gotta run now, or I’ll burn the potatoes and eggplant that I am baking in the oven right now!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ciao!<\/span><\/p>\n

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