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Last night I successfully cooked with eggplant, without even a recipe.

I have never been so pleased with myself in my life.

Eggplant has long been my food nemesis - I love it, but I am completely incapable of making it resemble in any way the tasty treat I know it can be. But the person I am cat-sitting for left some eggs, an eggplant, a lemon and some cilantro in the fridge, with a little sign that said "Eat me!" (plus two bottles of wine with a sign that said "Drink me!" - it's a good thing I follow instructions well), so I was determined to beat the eggplant once and for all.

What I made: I sauteed chopped-up eggplant, yellow summer squash (from the farmer's market!), mushrooms, tomatoes and roasted garlic in olive oil, then added balsamic vinegar and capers and let it reduce. That went on top of whole wheat penne, and the whole thing got another splash of vinegar and some awesome local blue cheese, crumbled, also from the market. SO VERY TASTY. Assuming you like vinegar, that is. Which I do.

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For all the Justin Trudeau fanpeople on my flist:

Justin Trudeau. Nude. On CBC.

You can't say your national broadcaster never does anything for you.