Jalapenos in sauce

[phillygirl]

My neighbors had me over for dinner on Saturday. I was disappointed to hear they were serving salmon (I don't like salmon)...but perked up when I heard eggplant parm was the side dish. Odd combo, but great...I love eggplant parm. Well, he cooked it for about 5 hours...totally unnecessary. And...he put jalapenos in it. I noticed he did that with his lasagna...and hated that. It worked just as well with the eggplant.

Thank god I live so close, as I was able to excuse myself to return some of my dishes to my home between dinner and dessert. Lucky for me, as I was sick as a dog.

Thankfully I had made butternut squash soup and brought pumpkin pie for dessert, so the whole meal wasn't a bust.

Blech...who the heck taught the Italian guy from Brooklyn how to make sauce??? Apparently Juan is his father. I'm not a huge fan of the jalapenos, but can take them in Mexican or Southwest food...but Italian...come on!

[Gingersnap]

My neighbors had me over for dinner on Saturday. I was disappointed to hear they were serving salmon (I don't like salmon)...but perked up when I heard eggplant parm was the side dish. Odd combo, but great...I love eggplant parm. Well, he cooked it for about 5 hours...totally unnecessary. And...he put jalapenos in it. I noticed he did that with his lasagna...and hated that. It worked just as well with the eggplant.

Thank god I live so close, as I was able to excuse myself to return some of my dishes to my home between dinner and dessert. Lucky for me, as I was sick as a dog.

Thankfully I had made butternut squash soup and brought pumpkin pie for dessert, so the whole meal wasn't a bust.

Blech...who the heck taught the Italian guy from Brooklyn how to make sauce??? Apparently Juan is his father. I'm not a huge fan of the jalapenos, but can take them in Mexican or Southwest food...but Italian...come on!

Persons living east of the Divide sometimes have an imperfect understanding of peppers (yes, Texas you have problems). There are many spicy peppers that would pair nicely with eggplant (giving some heat and sweet without the hot and painful). Both Gypsy and Banana peppers would be the ticket here or if fresh wasn't an option, then canned green peppers. Poblanos or mild Hatch peppers are common in many stores year round and would also be a good option.

Let's not forget the humble the red pepper flakes, while we're at it.

I grow a lot of peppers but I only use jalapenos for salsa and marinating. They just aren't that good in other preparations. I think they are super common and that makes people think of them when peppers come up.

[phillygirl]

Persons living east of the Divide sometimes have an imperfect understanding of peppers (yes, Texas you have problems). There are many spicy peppers that would pair nicely with eggplant (giving some heat and sweet without the hot and painful). Both Gypsy and Banana peppers would be the ticket here or if fresh wasn't an option, then canned green peppers. Poblanos or mild Hatch peppers are common in many stores year round and would also be a good option.

Let's not forget the humble the red pepper flakes, while we're at it.

I grow a lot of peppers but I only use jalapenos for salsa and marinating. They just aren't that good in other preparations. I think they are super common and that makes people think of them when peppers come up.

Red pepper flakes would be good (my personal favorite with sauce) or Italian long hots. I probably wouldn't go with banana peppers, and definitely not poblanos.

[Gingersnap]

Red pepper flakes would be good (my personal favorite with sauce) or Italian long hots. I probably wouldn't go with banana peppers, and definitely not poblanos.

Why? They are both mild and sweeten up a lot with an hour in the oven.