Roasted delicata with bacon-shallots and pomegranate

I dare say this is one of the prettiest things I've made in some time. The golden rings of roasted delicata squash are enlivened by the pomegranate arils and chopped scallion. I sauteed the shallots in bacon drippings and a splash of white wine, then added the sliced squash, and some broth. That all went into the oven for twenty minutes or so, and then I stirred in some pomegranate molasses before roasting another 5 minutes. In the meantime, I made a yogurt sauce with plain Green yogurt, pomegranate molasses, cinnamon, tahini and salt and let that sit and meld while the squash cooked. A nice lunch for me!

Pickled cauliflower report, yotam's eggplant

I cheated tonight and as my appetizer ate some of the pickled cauliflower I canned last week even though the recipe strongly suggested I wait another five weeks. It is deLICious! Oh wow. I'm going to make some more of that!!! Will also post recipe. As well, the burned eggplant with tahini was as wonderful as ever; fortunately the explosion had no influence on taste. If you've not previously, you should definitely make yourself a dish of this soon. Mamma mia!

Explosive!

So yesterday, I was canning watermelon rind pickles, and after submerging the final jar into the canning pot, I heard a thud of sorts. I removed the lid, peeked inside but saw nothing amiss so assumed the jars are simply shifted. Come time to remove said jars, I get to that pesky last one, lift it up and watch as the bottom falls out, spilling a neat ring of glass and hard-earned pickles swimming to the depths of the pot. I've never had that happen! Tonight, I was broiling eggplants for Yotam's eggplant with tahini, and opened the oven after a long while to check their progress. Almost before I'd touch this one with my tongs, it exploded like a vegetable-hating I.E.D. Eggplant guts are all over my kitchen, and I'm hoping what remains in this taut shell will make for a good meal despite the weirdness. Never had this happen either. Thus the admonition to pierce the aubergine several times before broiling which I completely failed to do.

Friends, it was a long day. Wow! A good one but intense at every turn. Back-to-school! Tae Kwon Do! Penis talk despite my best efforts! Exploding eggplants! I'm actually looking forward to the DNC as I suspect it will lull me into a slumber. It was absolutely fabulous to see all my parents-of-the-kids pals today, and I discovered that many felt exactly like this (as did I). Hah!