IT WAS RATATOUILLE, the southern-French compote of eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onions and peppers, that taught me the meaning of “umami.” I didn’t know the word as a 10-year-old first encountering ...

Ratatouille is a classic French dish that capitalizes on fresh summer produce, such as eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Sometimes served as a stew, the vegetables are soft (not mushy) and basking in a ...

Ratatouille is a dish everyone has heard of, probably because it sounds funny when you say it out loud. Rat-ta too-wee. How could you hate something that sounds like that? Despite the prevalence of ...

So far, my pampered vegetable plants have not produced tomatoes, peppers or eggplants, but I have tuned up the grill and barbecued a few dinners, meaning that it's time for ratatouille. The garden ...

One of my favorite things about summer is seeing the farmer's market pop up in town again. The stands are teeming with bushels of in-season produce. Everything is so colorful! I'm like a kid in a ...

Not a thing, really. It is the furthest thing from rocket science, it only requires practice, it gladdens the heart, fills the stomach, of course, and warms the soul ...

This dish originated in France and was served as a side dish. Today is makes a great nearly vegetarian dinner that’s filling and full of vegetables. Fresh basil and Parsley, rough chopped, if you have ...

baking-paper lined tray in a slow oven for an hour. Brush the base of a pan with olive oil. Cook garlic and onion until soft. Add tomatoes, zucchini, capsicum, tomato paste, basil, eggplant and ...