We made a layered casserole with a fresh tomato sauce and polenta. Came out great. It's a Martha Stewart recipe. Something different, and terrific way to enjoy the veggies in season.

Please share the recipe. I am alway looking for new ideas.

Google layered eggplant & polenta on Martha Stewart's site

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...enta-casserole

actually, they call for ready-made polenta, but it's so easy to make from scratch (just boil water) that i would go that way.
more fabric money.

I don't know the recipe but our local Chinese restaurant makes a great dish with eggplant, deep fried tofu and garlic. It's very tasty and looks simple to make.

Yum! This is the first year I DIDNT plant eggplant, I forgot!

Is polenta made with cornmeal? I have purchased ready made from Trader Joe's but wasnt to crazy about the flavoring.

yes. there is no flavoring to speak of. but you can flavor it as you like with herbs or spices. if you use it as a base for say a red saucey thing, you can flavor it with basil. for fish you can use tarragon. for chicken, mexican spices or curry. it's also good in stews to thicken gravies, because it's very absorbent and sucks up that liquid and takes on the taste. think of it as potatoes. not much of it's own taste. it's what you do with it. you can make patties with minced onion and egg and brown them in a little butter.

where in brooklyn do you live?

I live in the bushwick area closer to Ridgewood, Queens

near williamsburg? in the northeast area, i think. i don't know too much about that area. i was born in brownsville, raised in queens, and then finished growing up in the brighton beach area.