Eggplant Basil Pesto Pasta

We recently discovered a grocery which is run by multiple farmers together. Its somewhere between a farmer’s market and a regular grocery store. The variety of vegetables and fruits that’s available is massive! That place was like love at first sight for me. I am like a kid lost in candy store since I feel the compelling need to get all of the vegetables and fruits! I find something new every time I visit there which I have only read about but never found anywhere else in my side of the world. It gives me scope to try and experiment with new veggies. Anyways, the last time I went to this shop, I saw these mini eggplants. They were a miniature version of the large eggplant. I had never seen such eggplants this size and they looked damn cute. They were just little bigger than the Indian brinjal and I was wondering what to make with it.

Suddenly remembered this recipe from Giada that I have been meaning to make for a long while ever since I saw it in her show. One thing that beats me is while everyone is busy grabbing the throat of Paula Deen for killing Americans with her cooking, how do they let Giada get away scot free? There is always an immensely “healthy” dose of oil, butter and cheese in all her recipes (I am not even going to the calorie count in the (...)Read the rest of Eggplant Basil Pesto Pasta at Chef In You

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