Indian-Spiced Eggplant and Cauliflower Stew and Bacon-Wrapped Avacados

The hubby has been wanting to increase his turmeric intake which means, I get to explore the many wonderful flavors of Indian cuisine. I just happened to have all the ingredients for last nights meal. I paired it with a butternut squash (mashed) and "To-Die-For" bacon-wrapped avacodos (which were so good, I'm almost speechless). I didn't have garam masala, but looked it up and found out it's a combination of spices that I already had so I made my own mixture and added it to the stew. I can't have anything too spicy so I used regular curry and the hubby added sriracha. :) Very easy to make and worth the experience.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/recipes/indianspiced-eggplant--cauliflower-stew/

No recipe needed....but if you want a reference....

http://paleoleap.com/bacon-wrapped-avocado/

Skinny Sausage Parmesan Stuffed Eggplant

Let's see, the hubby bought eggplants and Italian chicken (hot and mild) sausage brats...what to do? :) I reached out to pinterest, typed "eggplant chicken sausage" and found pages of wonderful recipes. I saved a couple of others to my "Recipe Bucket List-MAIN DISH" board for future use. This was surprisingly fairly easy to prepare-but make sure you plan to serve the meal no sooner than 2 hours after starting to prepare. I also splurged and purchased the pecorino romano from our local deli--well worth it. [The hubby doesn't tolerate peppers (i.e. red), so I omitted it :( ] The teenager, who has listed Italian as his top choice for cuisine, gave this dish a thumbs up. I doubled the recipe using 2 eggplants and a total of 4 brats and had 0 leftovers. :) I will likely make this one again, hopefully next time from our garden.

http://bakerbynature.com/skinny-sausage-parmesan-stuffed-eggplant/