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"This is another recipe I made a lot before The-Girl-Who-Hates-Vegetables joined us. One of our favotite summer dinners with a nice hunk of bread. I also added some tomato paste to this to reduce the acidity. Came from We're Cooking Now - an old cooking show circa 1985."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, dried basil...

"Ratatouille is usually a savoury vegetable stew cooked on top-of-the-stove ... but roasting in the oven intensifies the flavours. For a main course, serve this with salad and crusty bread. (I enjoy it on top of shredded lettuce with a dollop of yogurt cheese.) The recipe comes from Bonnie Stern's MORE HEARTSMART COOKING."

Ingredients: pepper, fennel bulbs...

"A tasty vegetarian alternative to the meaty variety.."

Ingredients: dry breadcrumbs, eggplants...

"Another easy eggplant recipe that I found in a local newspaper."

Ingredients: pepper, eggplants, eggs...

"The story behind this dish is that the Imam (a Turkish official in the Ottoman Empire) fainted when his wife told him she'd used up all the olive oil in making this dish. Eggplant is an oil sponge, it loves to soak it up. Having said that, it is also very, very delicious, and if you allow the eggplant to drain well after frying them, you will still..."

Ingredients: dried mint, eggplants...

"Similar to ratatouille, but different. :-)
The paprika makes it different; using smoked paprika makes it extra-special!"

Ingredients: eggplants, aubergines...

"What to do with all that home grown zucchini? A great refreshing summer side dish. Eat hot or slice and throw into a cold pasta salad. Serve it in a grilled veggie sandwich. For example Chicken With Zucchini and Roasted Pepper Wraps Chicken With Zucchini and Roasted Pepper Wraps"

Ingredients: pepper, fresh cilantro...

"This is a delicious Greek stew that I have adapted for the crock pot. The spices give it the characteristic Mediterranean flavour and the sauce is divine. The eggplant will be very soft, and some pieces may even have melted into the sauce. This is terrific served over a thick pasta, like penne or rigatoni."

Ingredients: cinnamon, lean stewing beef...

"My vegetarian friend shared this dish with me and I fell in love with it. If you like eggplant and spinach, you might want to give it a try. Adapted from Moosewood."

Ingredients: dried dill, unsweetened apple juice...

"I use my mom's homemade canned spaghetti sauce. Yummy!!"

Ingredients: eggplants, mozzarella cheese...

"A tasty side-dish for those who love classic Mediterranean flavours. Serve with grilled or BBQed chicken or kebabs. Or serve it as a stand-alone brunch or light lunch dish with pita bread or warm crusty rolls. Best made with fresh ricotta rather than the tubbed supermarket ricottas. Adapted from a recipe in Lulu Grimes'"Food, Cook Eat: buy..."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, eggplants...

"Annie swore by Mazola oil... Annie is my mother; Her children all affectionately called her Annie.
Eggplant was relatively inexpensive. It was used frequently in various Romanian recipes prepared in my home. I developed a taste for the eggplant's distinctive flavour and enjoy it to this day."

Ingredients: pepper, corn oil, eggplants...

"A fresh tasting take on the classic french dish, done in a crockpot. From Canadian Living."

Ingredients: pepper, eggplants, fresh basil...

"Adapted from the Moosewood cookbook for West African Groundnut Stew. Wine or other fruit and vegetable juices (example, apricot or tomato) would also work as substitutes for the liquids. Thanks to Brooke the Cook in WI for putting this recipe in her best of 2008 cookbook!"

Ingredients: cilantro, coconut, eggplants...