and purple eggplant, known as the globe or American eggplant. However, many different varieties are now widely available, from the small and sweet Italian to the long and slender Chinese and ...

“Rollatini is not an Italian word,” she says. No, it’s not. In Italy, eggplant rollatini — the dish I’m interviewing her about — is known as involtini di melanzane, right alongside all ...

Try out this dairy and meat-free version of an Italian classic Ingredients 4 large ... yeast 15 ml lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1. Cut the eggplant lengthwise and season with salt, and drizzle with ...

As Bastianich says, this is the time to go for the best ricotta you can find: whole milk and as fresh as possible. Of course, ...