Tag Archives: eggplant

At the Farmstand

You can stew it, fry it, braise it, grill it, mash it with herbs and spices. You can stuff it, stew it, steam it or roast it. In India its versatility has earned it the title “king of vegetables.” At the Ambler Farm farmstand, we call it, simply, eggplant. Farmer Ben has grown two varieties...

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Sally Maraventano’s eggplant recipes

Rigatoni alla Norma This dish was named in honor of the Sicilian composer Bellini, for his opera “Norma.” We were served Rigatoni alla Norma at La Battiata, a wonderful family-owned ristorante at the gates of the Piazza Armerina in Sicily. Hanging on a sign below the restaurant name was the phrase Cucina Casalinga, which means...

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