Eggplants & Apples

I had a nice, relaxing Labor Day weekend. Thanks for asking. I went apple picking with some friends. I threw an apple at a sparrow and its head cracked open revealing a trapped genie. The genie offered to grant me three wishes, but I said, "Screw you, genie. Why wish for things that aren't in the Now? The Present Moment is all there is." And with that he dissipated. I regret my wisdom. It swindled me out of an apple monster under my control, a personal harem, and a life-supply of ShamWows.

Jessica made a delicious apple pie and a peach buckle. We caught up on some episodes of True Blood (it's a deliciously gay season). We went food shopping and I made an eggplant stir fry over brown rice. Enough to last for a week of lunches! Take that starvation!

Here's the recipe...

It's easy to make, but it needed more soy sauce than called for. It goes well with 3 cups of rice.

I'm developing the habit of preparing large batches of scrumptious, healthy meals early in the week. It saves money and makes it easier to decide what to eat when I'm in a pinch.

If you have any good batch-cooking ideas that store well, shout 'em out. I need ideas!