you win some.....

ok, so....yesterday i spent tying up many small loose ends.....and still had time on my hands after i got done walking on the treadmill.....so....i decided that i would create a casserole that used the eggplant i bought at the aldi....and that i would make bread.....the bread has garlic and rosemary and is just marvelous....but the casserole turned out to be a bit on the soggy side as i did not drain the frozen spinach enough, and the ricotta filling that i extended with soft tofu was not a hit with my home crowd.....but....the eggplant part was quite good.....and that is the part i will choose to remember......my spouse recalls his mother as an experimental cook, though he also remembers his dad at the table saying something to the effect of.....'you kids don't have to eat this if you don't want to'......i came pretty close to saying this myself last night at supper, but luckily the lentil salad was mighty tasty and the bread was perfect......