Fried Eggplant

One of my adult discoveries.

I love fried eggplant. This Italian restaurant in Atwater makes yummy fried eggplant. It comes deep fat fried with red sauce and grated romano cheese on top. I never thought that I would like such a thing. I think that growing up as a baby I had some. As best as I can remember it, the ladies at the school cafeteria in Grand Junction had a wonderful recipe for eggplant casserole. I was under 5 but it seems like a memory. Mom made it because no meat was required. It must have been there that I tasted this memory that comes back to haunt me as an adult.

I remember doing the same thing to our kids.. via Gerber. We would feed our kids from little jars food that we would not consider eating ourselves just so that they would not grow up prejudice against a certain food. Its no wonder that the girls like lamb and sweet potatoes. (Sue's most hated and my most hated). It must have worked.

Also on our agenda tonight was a trip to get mom a giant tea cup to plant an indoor plant. She was hoping to get one on Mothers day.. luckily for me they were still there. The giant tea cup/ coffee cup will hold a big pathos plant that we picked up at Loews. We had to get a bag of indoor soil too.It will be a highlight of the plant collection on the island. I hope it all works out.

At school I finished taking as many students as I could their little tell me a little about yourself. I had to jump in as ask some questions this time. A couple of students could not be persuaded to complete the group. I will hook these latest wonders to the ones taken in February and see if there is a difference. It ought to be cool.

We are slowly getting used to our 90 degree weather. It always reaches it high temperature late in the afternoon. This leaves many of the students with a dilemma. Should they dress for the morning, which is still pretty cool.. 60's and where the air conditioners prime the classes for the afternoon heat, or should they chill out for the morning and feel more comfortable in the afternoon?

Seniors are in serious countdown. They got their yearbooks yesterday and today they cannot keep their eyes off of them.

What do you think a new year book costs these days? 80$.

That is just the beginning. Caps and gowns and tassels and invitations and key rings and all sorts of Grad 2009 memorabilia is pitched and bought. It all arrived yesterday!

Graduation is June 4th.

: ) Pat