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Q of the day
What type of produce (veggie, fruit, whatever) are you most looking forward to at your Farmer's Market or CSA, and why?
For me, it's eggplant. Oh holy COW do I love eggplant. Japanese, Rosa Bianca, italian, indian, chinese, whatever. I love them all. Firm, smoky, and delicious. I can't seem to grow them myself (flea beetles last year and sun scald this year 
) so I wait and wait...and wait until they're at the Farmer's Market (usually early August). Then we eat them once a week at least. Grilled, in sandwiches, eggplant parm, you name it. I generally try to keep DH's preferences in mind when meal planning, but when eggplant comes in season you better bet we're eating it every week.
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Re: Q of the day
Squash, I love trying different kinds and we can always find some unique varieties. But seeing that picture I really want eggplant now.
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Summer squash is my all time favorite food. I can't get enough of those little yellow straight-necks. I'm anxious for them this year.
Asparagus is in season here now, we've been eating it a couple times a week.
I also love corn and lima beans and okra and tomatoes (I'm actually cooking right now with last year's tomatoes) and all sorts of things.
Do you have any good eggplant tips? Mine always end up dry and spongy and not good at all, no matter how I try to cook them.
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That's weird, I don't think I've ever had that happen. I will say that eggplant is highly perishable. I eat it within 2 days of buying it always. It does not keep well. Are you putting them in the fridge for awhile before eating them?
I grill them or bake them mostly. I haven't had much luck sauteing them, they just seem to slowly get squishy. I think the key is slicing them the right size. Too skinny and they fall apart. Too thick and they're too vegetal. I'd say just under 1/2" slices. I coat both sides of each slice with sea salt and let them sweat for 10 mins or so while I prepare everything else, it makes them less bitter. Rinse off the salt, then generously oil both sides with EVOO and S&P, roast for ~5 min on each side until prominent grill marks appear. I layer them on sandwiches or top with goat cheese. MMmmmm....