eggplants, and such....

so last night for dinner i was quite, quite ambitious....Eggplant Parmesan: Parmigiana di Melanzane....nice, huh?!? i absolutely LOVE eggplant cooked like this....and the eggplants from my trip to pepper place were perfect....along with my basil & "wanda" cheese, it is like a softer asiago..... yum-o!! below are pics of my culinary adventure.... not very often do i "brag" or *pat myself on the back*, but wow this was good :)

i didn't follow a recipe....but if you would like one click here......also, eggplant parmesan is not to be confused with eggplant parmigiana...it is much more of a layered casserole....though eggplant parmesan resembles chicken parmigiana much more....confusing italians!!! my mom & i had this discussion on saturday :)

also yesterday.....while the kids were at the park with their daddy.....i turned all that beautiful pepper place basil into pesto......basil, pine nuts, wanda (asiago) cheese, garlic & olive oil....yummy, yummy to my tummy :) i'm thinking either more pasta or chicken pesto pizza later this week....