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What's for Dinner, Tues., July 18, 2023 (Original Post) NJCher Jul 2023 OP
eggplant parm littlewolf Jul 2023 #1
GREAT! elleng Jul 2023 #4
Thanks for the idea Marthe48 Jul 2023 #10
I have a widdow itty bitty eggplant growing NJCher Jul 2023 #12
I tried to grow eggplant last year Marthe48 Jul 2023 #14
Dinner today chillfactor Jul 2023 #2
Seafood PJMcK Jul 2023 #3
We're both going through some chemo/etc. so friends brought a Thai salad erronis Jul 2023 #5
Thai salad sounds great NJCher Jul 2023 #6
Damn, I just woke up from a four hour nap. Yesterday Emile Jul 2023 #7
being out in the sun NJCher Jul 2023 #13
cottage cheese , yougert for desert and milk w evening meds . AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #8
No real dinner Marthe48 Jul 2023 #9
we ordered out-- chicken tenders, onion rings, and an appetizer plate mike_c Jul 2023 #11

elleng

(136,083 posts)
4. GREAT!
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 04:23 PM
Jul 2023

I somehow recall this dish as a favorite when growing up, NOT, however 'fresh from the garden,' but my mother made it (I think.)

Marthe48

(19,033 posts)
10. Thanks for the idea
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 06:52 PM
Jul 2023

I'm going to the farm stand this week, and I'll make this if I can get eggplant!

NJCher

(37,893 posts)
12. I have a widdow itty bitty eggplant growing
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 10:15 PM
Jul 2023

in my gardens. Earlier in the season, I picked off all the blossoms because it gives the plant a chance to build a deeper root system and in the long run, like peppers, you'll get a bigger yield.

They are certainly beautiful plants, with purple veins on green scallop-type leaves. The purple blossom is pretty, too. Tonight, however, I found three gold blobs on my leaves. Upon a closer look: Japanese beetles! I picked them off and put them in a container where I will destroy them later. I have to research how to deal with them as I am sure I wouldn't get just three.

Marthe48

(19,033 posts)
14. I tried to grow eggplant last year
Wed Jul 19, 2023, 06:21 AM
Jul 2023

The lady that runs the veg farm said they were easy. I got one. Nothing did well last year. I skipped a garden this year. I put some potatoes in and they look like they're growing.

You might get only 3 beetles. Don't seem to be swarms of anything again this year. On that cheerful note, coffee!

PJMcK

(22,887 posts)
3. Seafood
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 03:56 PM
Jul 2023

A dozen raw oysters with cocktail sauce, Tabasco sauce, lemon, vinegar and horseradish.

Sautéed catfish, lightly floured and cooked in butter, white wine and capers. White rice and fresh peas as sides.

Strawberries for dessert.

erronis

(16,863 posts)
5. We're both going through some chemo/etc. so friends brought a Thai salad
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 04:52 PM
Jul 2023

and lots of wonderful accoutrements.

Emile

(29,855 posts)
7. Damn, I just woke up from a four hour nap. Yesterday
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 06:00 PM
Jul 2023

at the amusement park must have really wore me out. LOL

My wife said you can warm up your dinner. She made Polish sausage with fresh green beans from the garden and a tossed salad. Zucchini brownies with sugar free jello for dessert.

mike_c

(36,333 posts)
11. we ordered out-- chicken tenders, onion rings, and an appetizer plate
Tue Jul 18, 2023, 09:45 PM
Jul 2023

I think everything was deep fried except the garnish, lol.

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