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Here's a tip. If it's raining, and a bit windy, and you have no large rucksack, holdall or old lady's shopping trolley - don't go hog-wild at the market and buy 9kg of assorted stuff. You will find it difficult to control your umbrella while holding a carrier bag in the same hand, and the other three carrier bags will bang against your legs and make you cross.

On the plus side, I have potatoes, onions, aubergines (2 of them - only 39p each), mushrooms, lettuce, coriander, tomatoes, peppers, courgettes, bananas, apples, ginger, garlic, hazelnuts, pine nuts, almonds, apricots, oats, couscous, puppodums, soy mince and chocolate.

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HOG WILD! An *excellent* haul there, young lady :)

I only went out for potatoes, onions, coriander, courgettes, soy mince and chocolate.

What do you intend to do with your aubergines?

(I've been craving courgettes lately, tho 'round these here parts we call 'em zucchini.)

I will make moussaka one night, and I'll make spicy aubergines another night.

Here is the recipe for spicy aubergines:
aubergine, medium
2 tbsp sesame seed
1½ tsp tbsp coriander
half inch root ginger
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp paprika
pinch asafoetida
2 tbsp cilantro leaves (or parsley)
1 tbsp chives (I sometimes leave these out)
Juice of 1 lemon or lime.
vegetable oil or ghee for frying

Slice aubergine into 8 wedges lengthways. Poach in a little water or until tender (add a bit of veggie stock cube if you like). Drain.
Grind all the spices, herbs and salt with the lemon or lime juice to make a thick paste.
Heat the oil and add the eggplant slices. Brown on all sides for a few minutes. Add the spice paste and stir it around. Fry until the spice paste dries out and gets crusty.

Numnumnumnumnum.

Adapted from Dharamjit Singh.

Oh, now that sounds Very Good.

*ganks*

Couscous with nuts and dried fruit FTW!

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