Comments on: Eggplant in winter http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/ journeys through the mist Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Richard Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:30:50 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/#comment-311 @Sarah-Jane Mushrooms, surprisingly come in OK, and I love them. There are of course also dried mushrooms, which work very well in soups and stews. I'm getting by, I've just had to adapt. It's not like I haven't had this problem before. @Sarah-Jane
Mushrooms, surprisingly come in OK, and I love them. There are of course also dried mushrooms, which work very well in soups and stews. I’m getting by, I’ve just had to adapt. It’s not like I haven’t had this problem before.

]]> By: Sarah-Jane http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Sarah-Jane Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:56:50 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/#comment-309 I know eggplant as 'aubergine', but frozen aubergines sound horrid. I don't know what to suggest - for a similar texture could you grow your own mushrooms - you just need spores, rich compost (ooh, that's your freeze-damaged egg-plants re-used), and a dark cupboard? For taste, I'd suggest courgettes, but they're probably freeze-damaged, too, alas. Good luck with your veggie shopping trip. I know eggplant as ‘aubergine’, but frozen aubergines sound horrid. I don’t know what to suggest – for a similar texture could you grow your own mushrooms – you just need spores, rich compost (ooh, that’s your freeze-damaged egg-plants re-used), and a dark cupboard? For taste, I’d suggest courgettes, but they’re probably freeze-damaged, too, alas. Good luck with your veggie shopping trip.

]]> By: Richard http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Richard Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:25:35 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/#comment-310 @KatK I thought of frozen, but since eggplant turns to mush, they don't freeze it. I'm just having to adapt and buy what looks good; yellow squash, zucchini, frozen green beans. I'll survive. @KatK
I thought of frozen, but since eggplant turns to mush, they don’t freeze it. I’m just having to adapt and buy what looks good; yellow squash, zucchini, frozen green beans. I’ll survive.

]]> By: KatK http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-293 KatK Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:47:56 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/#comment-293 Aww, I hope you found some decent veggies! I wonder if there is some kind of frozen vegetable stir fry mixture that might have eggplant in it that you could purchase to make your stew with instead? They sell vegetable only stir fry mixes, don't they? I wonder if eggplant can be frozen at all and come out ok? At the least, the frozen veggie stir fry mixes would be a better option to some of the other damaged vegetables, wouldn't they? Aww, I hope you found some decent veggies! I wonder if there is some kind of frozen vegetable stir fry mixture that might have eggplant in it that you could purchase to make your stew with instead? They sell vegetable only stir fry mixes, don’t they? I wonder if eggplant can be frozen at all and come out ok? At the least, the frozen veggie stir fry mixes would be a better option to some of the other damaged vegetables, wouldn’t they?

]]> By: Richard http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Richard Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:03:47 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/12/02/eggplant-in-winter/#comment-245 Seasonal food huh? Since the weather is too cold in the winter to grow anything, even in a greenhouse, that leaves slim pickin's. Besides wildlife (which is considered a vegetable here 'bouts), that would be dead grass and leaves, sagebrush, twigs, bark, rocks, and the occasional snow drift. Does anyone know the nutritional value of a bark beetle? I expect they are crunchy. :) Seasonal food huh? Since the weather is too cold in the winter to grow anything, even in a greenhouse, that leaves slim pickin’s.

Besides wildlife (which is considered a vegetable here ’bouts), that would be dead grass and leaves, sagebrush, twigs, bark, rocks, and the occasional snow drift. Does anyone know the nutritional value of a bark beetle? I expect they are crunchy. :)

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