eggplant parmesan

mood: feisty
listening to: greymachine :: wolf at the door/sweatshop

tis the season for me to be a slacker... and a slacker is what i've been. i've actually made a few dishes here and there, but they haven't quite been up to snuff and therefore, the long delay between posts. finally, i feel somewhat comfortable in posting this as it took a few iterations for me to get it right, but it's at a place that i feel like i can share this. jenn hoyt, here's a veggie dish finally!

Ingredients: 2 eggplants, peeled and sliced italian breadcrumbs 2 eggs 1 tbsp white horseradish balsamic vinegar 4 garlic cloves, minced salt yellow pepper, sliced green pepper, sliced 4 green onions, sliced	ginger black peppercorn fennel seed canola oil dried basil dried oregano 2 cans, plain spaghetti sauce mozzarella cheese parmesan cheese cheddar cheese

Preparation:
- preheat oven to 350°
- peel and slice eggplant; dip eggplant slices in egg and into italian breadcrumbs
- bake slices for 5-10 minutes or until light brown
- in a sauce pan, heat canola oil
- add garlic, ginger, fennel and peppercorns
- stir in green onion and yellow and green peppers
- add in white horseradish, balsamic vinegar and salt to taste
- stir in spaghetti sauce, basil and oregano
- heat mixture until slightly bubbling
- grease a casserole pan and put layer of spaghetti mixture on bottom of pan
- place layer of baked eggplant slices on top
- coat with mixture of parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar cheese
- repeat spaghetti sauce, eggplant and cheese until all ingredients are used
- cover with foil and heat in oven for 40-45 minutes

serve with a nice salad and bread and you're good to go