Sausage and Fennel Ragu over Polenta

Hi! So you may be thinking, “Gee, the posts are a little infrequent lately, and I’m detecting a new look to Gen’s food blog…I know! There aren’t any pictures!” Yes, it’s true, I can hide nothing from you omniscient readers. And no, I’m not trying to make a point about what art is or say that beauty is in the mind or anything like that (though I did consider both cop-outs, briefly ). Truth be told, my sweet little Canon is having personal troubles…she just can’t seem to focus on anything…she has problems sharing her photos with others–especially with the Mac, who really hasn’t done anything to deserve Canon’s scorn. Yes, Canon is experiencing inner turmoil, the likes of which I just don’t know how to fix. So together, we’ve made a decision to seek expert help for a peaceful resolution. (Check the site for more!)

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Sexy, and Yet, Unassuming. Of Course I Speak of Miso Honey Eggplant…

In the world of vegetables, eggplants are the ugly, forgotten sisters of more beautiful, glamorous, and dare-I-say promiscuous produce such as the cherry tomato (Such luscious color!) or the cucumber (So tall! So slender!). It’s not that there’s anything quite so unlikable about eggplant. It’s just that collective unfamiliarity breeds ignorant attempts at preparing eggplant, rendering her mushy, spongy, greasy, slimy, and just plain not-in-the-mood. This wins no admirers for the eggplant.

But you can believe what you’ve heard about neglected ladies making eager bedfellows… (visit site for full post!)

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