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Davey Newbie


Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: Eggplant for Breakfast |
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If like me you love eggplant for breakfast but find it soaks up so much oil in the frying pan it gives you indigestion later, here is a better way to cook it.
Place slices of eggplant about 1 centimetre thick in a microwave steaming dish with a little water in the bottom.
Coat the eggplant well on both sides with olive oil using a pastry brush.
Cover and cook on high for 3 minutes, (the steam will stop it drying out).
Serve on dry toast sprinkled with salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy. _________________ Health and Happiness always. Davey |
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markB Newbie


Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 367
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Cooking Eggplant |
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Hi davey
I have a large electric toasted sandwich machine which I can use to fry eggplant without any or minimum oil. I do not trust microwave ovens, myself!
MarkB |
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Davey Newbie


Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: Toasted Sandwiches |
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Hi Mark
Thank you for reminding me about toasted sandwiches.
I remember eating many tasty sandwiches years ago made in an old sandwich toaster at home.
This consisted of two round hinged metal halves with two long handles.
You put in your bread and filling then turned over the handles to close it down on the sandwich. You needed to put margarine in the round metal bits to stop it sticking, but olive oil could do the job just as well.
The corners of the bread came off and you placed it straight on the stove top and turned it to cook the now round sandwich golden brown on both sides.
I wish I had one of these now for cooking eggplant and many other varieties of sandwich and without the teflon type non stick coating too. _________________ Health and Happiness always. Davey |
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Davey Newbie


Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject: More About Eggplant and Sandwich Toasters |
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Hi Mark
Whilst in Leura recently visiting the open gardens, I noticed a sale in the CWA building and actually found one of these old toasters for $2.00. It is called a "Nutbrown" sandwich toaster and is marked Made in England. I would date it as 1950's. Now my Eggplant is better than ever. _________________ Health and Happiness always. Davey |
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Juanita Newbie


Joined: May 05, 2009 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Try camping stores for toaster.  |
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bmron Newbie


Joined: Mar 16, 2009 Posts: 12 Location: Blue Mountains NSW
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Toasted Sandwiches |
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| Davey wrote: | ...
I remember eating many tasty sandwiches years ago made in an old sandwich toaster at home.
This consisted of two round hinged metal halves with two long handles.... |
A jaffle iron!
I have one that's over 50 years old and the flavour from it is out of this world.
The aluminium ones made today are just not as good as the old iron ones, but better than nothing although I had one melt in an open fire on a camping trip once. |
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Davey Newbie


Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yes!
Thank you for your reply.
Many happy sandwiches. _________________ Health and Happiness always. Davey |
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