Eggplant Parmesan

Thank you all for your kind comments on my last post in which I bragged about the eggplants I grew. Some of you asked if I’m going to show them cooked. And I thought I should!

I’ve been using this Eggplant Parmesan recipe for a few years now. It’s quite simple, and my husband says it tastes just the same as at an Italian restaurant.



3 eggplant, peeled and sliced about ¾ inches thick
2 eggs, beaten
4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
6 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes on each side.

In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

I got to go; the trick-or-treaters are at the door.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Halloween!

Joys from the Garden

My garden still provides me with occasional joys.
This week, I picked four eggplants from my still-going-strong plants. At my local produce store eggplants cost two dollars each. So I have eight dollars in my basket right there :-)

And people say money doesn’t grow on trees! Ha! I’d say it grows on plants; you just need to know which kind of plants!



I also want to show you a huge tomato that I grew this summer. You can’t really judge about its size from the picture, but it weighted almost a pound!

What a splendid gardener I am :-)

I'm joining Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Best of 2011 Tuesday Garden Party

Today, Jami at An Oregon Cottage hosts the last Tuesday Garden Party of the season. Everyone is welcome to link up a garden post from 2011.

I’m joining the party with the link to my blue nigella flowers.

Also starting tomorrow, Jami will host a new link party called Well Made Wednesday to share ideas about simple homemade things.

This month has been a tough one for me and my family. I had to put on hold lots of favorite and enjoyable things including blogging. But I hope things will get better soon, and I will be back in the blogland.

Welcome Autumn!

Autumn has finally arrived to my town too! I was busy last weekend preparing to welcome it.

I cleaned my garden, covered the yard furniture and put away garden tools and other summer things. I stored away summer clothes and pulled out from the back of the closets the fall/winter ones. I inspected my children's wardrobe and made a list of new garments to buy.

But the most enjoyable part of all was brining out my autumn decorations. Now I am certainly ready for the wonderful season of autumn!

New Doily

Are you tired already of seeing my doilies?



I’ve crocheted quite a few of them this year, but my huge ball of crocheting thread (it’s cheaper if bought in big sizes from Michael’s) is only half gone!

Perhaps it’s a magical one that will never be over no matter how many doilies I crochet!