beauty in the rain

As I was letting the eggplant weep, several things happened simultaneously. Jordan ran an errand, I let Tank out to pee, and Sam came over. Which meant I was outside and saw the most beautiful rainbow ever! Jordan called from the road to say he could see the entire thing - beginning, arc, and end. Sam and I were so very tempted to run across the street to the field to find the end - it was that close! But I couldn't let my aubergines weep alone.

Weeping Eggplant

I have begun attempting to cook. So far I have made roasted corn chowder with lime cured shrimp and lentil soup.

This week my goal is eggplant parmesan. I made my own sauce with capers and black olives and garlic yesterday. Today I am letting the eggplant weep - which is when you sprinkle salt over the eggplant in order to allow the bitter juices to "weep" out.

For some reason, I absolutely love the fact that in order for my dish to turn our fabulous, I must make the eggplant weep.

It's a great life analogy - sometimes salt must be poured on us, allowing our bitter juices to weep out...the end result is a delicious dish...

just ask greg, ame, sam or jordan. they ate it and loved it!