“I enjoy cooking with wine and sometimes I put it in the food.” – Julia Child.

I’m not sure Julia Child would have appreciated Good Mother Diet as she was quite the meat lover and on her cooking show she was always throwing raw meat around or making raw chickens dance, but I can like her anyway as she was ground breaking in her approach to cooking.  She had a no nonsense approach in the kitchen and a great sense of humor.  In response to critics who thought she used too much butter,  she said “We should enjoy food and have fun. It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life.”  I can certainly agree with her on that!

Eggplant is considered one of the worlds healthiest foods and it has a meaty texture that makes it a good substitute for meat.  Globe eggplants, in particular, are best if they are…