Yesterday I went to Chinatown to stock up on tea—I get cranky when my stash gets low—and I picked up a few other items. Aside from jasmine green tea and gunpowder green pearls, I brought home water chestnuts, Japanese eggplants, baby bok choy, vegetarian duck (glorified seitan), and a young coconut for Chris.
I have been craving eggplant and ginger hardcore lately, so I was excited to try this recipe for Spicy Glazed Eggplant. It was super-easy to make and delicious. I may have added two or three times the amount of ginger called for…
To go along with it, I made a stir-fry with more ginger and garlic, the bok choy, water chestnuts, vegetarian duck, and some leftover steamed broccoli. I threw in the last of a batch of brown rice and called it dinner.
We ate while watching a few episodes of In Treatment. We’re both so busy during the week, weeknight dinners together aren’t always a given, so it’s especially nice to be able to hang out and unwind while eating something good.
What are some of your favorite weeknight dinners?
I love this recipe! I currently have an eggplant in my fridge and was planning on making eggplant parm. But I may have to make this instead!
It was really good. Even my boyfriend, who is eggplant-phobic, really liked it.
Oooh man. That stir fry looks awesome. I definitely need to go out and get an eggplant stat. Although my grocery store has been carrying some super sketch eggplants, prob why I don’t have one on me.
Haha sketchy eggplants are the worst—I totally know what you mean.
that looks delicious! I’ve been mixing quinoa, veggies, chicken and hummus together for quick dinners. it doesn’t look pretty, but it tastes delicious!