Strange Love

Kirk Douglas's early films Film Noir night on Turner Classic Movies paired with Eggplant Parmy. First film was "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" with Barbra Stanwyck. Douglas played a lawyer turned drinker over his tormented unrequited love for Barbara S, who was in love with Sam!! Oh, Sam!! Madness ensued, as well as posed ceremonial smoking of hundresd of cigarettes. That film Followed by "Out of the Past" with Robert Mitchum, which began really amazingly but I was fading by the middle. Double features are tough! Perhaps it was the Eggplant, all that cheese and Cabernet. Parmy tips: slice the eggplant thinly. have three deep bowls in front of you - one for 1 egg beaten with about 1/4 cup of water, one for some wheat flour, one for some cornmeal. Slide slice of eggplant into the flour, shake off, the egg, shake off, then the cornmeal. repeat with 1/2 the slices, placing them on a sheet pan. Have the oven heated to 400. Place about 2 slices mozerella on top of each piece of eggplant, then top with another slice of eggplant, using the remaining 1/2 of eggplant. (Basically, sandwiches). Bake for about 40 minutes, flipping once during baking, til crispy on the outside. sauce: Used up a bunch of roasted tomatoes I had in the fridge, which was delicious - just heated them with some wine, garlic, herbs, salt, dash sugar and pureed....but any sauce is ok even Paul Newman. boil about 4 sheets of lasagna. assemble whole melange with sauce and cheese and devour, OR to get arty: take a beautiful biscuit cutter and cut perfect circles out of each sandwich, 3 per person. Put some sauce on a plate, followed by some grated Parmesean and Mozz. Top with a circle of eggplant. more sauce. a slice of noodle. more sauce, a bit more cheese and another sandwich, like a tiny lasagna. finish with sauce, sprinkle of cheese and fresh herbs. Viola!