my sister once sent me a pile of eggplant recipies even though she knew i thought it was a sick mushy evil flavored vegetable.
	she said if you won't eat meat, you have to start liking a lot of different vegetables. i thought that was fallacious. if you eat meat, you don't have to eat organs and feet and things you think are disgusting.
	i finally found something i like it in, though. if you make dolmas (Greek tamales), you can puree eggplant and mix it with cooked rice, feta cheese, dill, and chopped olives for the filling.
	take spoonfuls of the filling,  make little packages with grape leaves, then bake them for an hour or so and serve with a garlicky tomato sauce. very fancy!