This afternoon I was working away at my computer when it hit me that I had no clue what to make for dinner. My creativity was no where to be found and none of my ideas sounded appealing.
I knew I had these ingredients waiting for my fridge. They needed to be eaten today or thrown away.
1/2 an Eggplant, Cherry Tomatoes, Mushrooms & 1/2 can of Chickpeas
I immediately turned to Twitter for advice and was bombarded by tons of tweets with great ideas. Got to love technology!
Here are some of the replies:
- @TadorTott Eggplant lasagna or parmesan
- @Lowandbhold check out The Life of Mrs. LC’s blog she had a great vegan eggplant roll up recipe on there recently that looked awesome
- @bamarunner Eggplant Parm?
- @SFBethT have you ever made moussaka? or pasta alla norma
- @MissyRayn Broil it with balsamic and olive oil and some tomatoes and then stack it with fresh basil and mozzarella
- @juliannem ratatouille!
- @runeatrepeat love garlic eggplant from chinese restaurants. I make it at home with my own sauce
- @balanceblog Bake it! egg wash and bread crumbs. 🙂
- @eatsleeplaugh eggplant and chickpea curry? eggplant and tofu thai stir-fry? lentil moussaka?
- And many more
I pondered my predicament while enjoying a snack of Peach Chobani and Crumbled Peanut Butter Granola bar.
I came home refreshed and renewed and was able to piece together some of the ideas to make a great meal. 🙂
The first meal ideas that popped in my mind and on twitter when i mentioned the eggplant were all marinara base; however I feel like I have been on marinara overload lately and wanted to branch out a little.
I ended up taking @Lowandbhold’s suggestion of Lindsay’s Eggplant Rollups, but instead of the marinara route, I took @MissRayn‘s idea of balsamic. 🙂
I started by grilling the eggplant slices for a couple of minutes on the george foreman.
I then topped the slices with a smear of Goat Cheese, Fresh Basil and Raisins.
I rolled them tightly and placed them on top of a mix of chickpeas, mushrooms and tomatoes that I then drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
I baked the perfectly portioned for one meal for 10 minutes at 420 degrees then served.
The roll ups were great! I loved the addition of the raisins to the goat cheese. It gave it a nice sweet touch.
Thank you twitter friends for giving me the basis ideas of a great meal. 🙂
For dessert I had my last piece of Sin Dawg.
RIP Sin Dawg. You will be dearly missed. *sniff *sniff
Someone posted a Sin Dawg recipe in my comments last night. Perhaps I’ll give it a shot this weekend? 🙂
Twitter is starting to replace google in my eyes. When ever I have a random question I always tweet away and get some great advice.
Do you tweet for answers? What have been some of your favorite twitter questions you’ve asked or have responded to?
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