Eggplant Sauce and Buckwheat Stuffing

Eggplant Suce & Buckwheat Stuffing 

Eggplant or Aubergine?  Eggplant is English and Aubergine is French, yet the British call it an Aubergine.  I guess the word eggplant is simply North American.

This recipe was inspired by Becca at Amuse Your Bouche.  I loved the recipe she posted the other day mainly because it reminded me of something my mother-in-law used to make which gave me the inspiration that allowed me to try and recreate a family recipe.

I had just read her Becca's post and knew there were 4 eggplants sitting in the refrigerator.  My husband hates eggplants and since he was out of town, I took full advantage and made the rest of the family a memorable meal.  The house smelled amazing and everyone loved the final dish.


Thank you,  Miss Messy, for the versatile blogger nomination.  See here for details on previous nominations.  

Buckwheat with Spinach and Mushrooms

Buckwheat with Spinach and Mushrooms

This dish was created out of sheer luck.  The fridge was getting bare and I wanted to give it a good cleaning.  I was not going grocery shopping until all food was used up ~ An empty fridge is so much easier to clean.

Now that I'm spending more and more time outdoors gardening, I've been trying to make quick recipes that don't require too much time spent indoors.

This dish was created in order to use up the lonely mushrooms in my refrigerator.  Odd freezer and pantry items were added to make this dish a little more interesting with no clue as to what the end result would taste like, which was surprisingly good. 

Overall, we were quite pleased with the outcome.  Only next time, I'll be sure to use fresh spinach.  (I think it would give this dish a livelier colour).