Each year I decide to try planting and cooking with an item I actually don't enjoy eating. This year's crop is eggplant, specifically the Black Beauty variety. Oh, how lovely the color is! It's a VINO's (vegetarian in name only) dream. They start out so cute, don't they?! Anyway, the best way to enjoy them, in my humble opinion, is with a light fry. After a little trial and error, I believe the best eggplant parmesan recipe has been perfected! Ode to Eggplant Parm Ingredients