Baked Eggplant Fries are delicious and healthy upscaled French fries that will wow your family and impress your guests! This week’s #SundaySupper theme is Fancy Appetizers, but after that munch-fest of a football game last week, I wanted to make sure I came up with something decently healthy. I really love eggplant, but I don’t…
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Eggplant Milanesa Torta
What is the biggest obstacle for you in creating fresh, home-cooked meals on a regular basis for your family? For many, myself included, the planning and shopping are the most challenging tasks. And they are kind of key steps in the whole process! You can’t cook with ingredients you don’t have, haha! The planning part…
Eggplant Polenta Lasagna
This post originally appeared as a contributor post for The Best Blog Recipes. Today I am sharing my Eggplant Polenta Lasagna recipe, which we absolutely love! Do you ever impulse-buy something at the grocery store and then not have any idea what to do with it? I do that from time to time, and it always makes…
Sweet Garlic Basil Sausage and Halloumi Kebabs
This dish might sound fancy, but in actuality it is super-easy! I love making kebabs, because they are easy prep and easy cleanup. These kebabs are different than any I have made before, because I included sausage, apple, eggplant and CHEESE! I had not heard of halloumi cheese until recently. It is the…
Loaded Eggplant Rounds
Thing 2 does not like eggplant.
I took that as a challenge. 🙂
Why, you may wonder? Well, eggplant is a nutritional POWERHOUSE. There are so many good things in there. Vitamins and minerals are just the beginning.
In addition to vitamin A, a bunch of B vitamins, folate, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, eggplant contains compounds that are thought to prevent cancer. One of those compounds, chlorogenic acid, is an antioxidant and is also antimutagenic (inhibits cell mutations) and antiviral as well. The skin of the eggplant contains nasunin, which is also an antioxidant but has the bonus of being antiangiogenic (prevents cancer cells from creating their own blood vessels to increase their blood supply). [Information source: LiveStrong.com]
And that is not even mentioning that eggplant is loaded with fiber, has zero fat, and only 27 calories in a 1 cup serving!
So, I made it my mission to see if I could get Thing 2 to not only eat eggplant, but actually enjoy it!
