Roasted Eggplant and Mushroom Rice

I was inspired to create this dish by something I read about a restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  The owner of the Fly Trap said her favorite dish was fried brown rice with roasted peppers and eggplant with mushrooms and other vegetables.  I saw several eggplant from the garden in my produce drawer along with a pile of Spanish Spice peppers and thought I would make my version of what she described.  It turned out really well, a very satisfying, almost "meaty" dish with the mushrooms and roasted eggplant.  I don't eat a lot of meat anymore so I'm always looking for main dishes that taste great without...

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Chimayo Red and Hatch Black Bean Chili

Coming home today after being on a business trip in Washington DC for the past five days I felt the need to cook something.  Eating out three meals a day gets old after awhile and I enjoy my own cooking a lot more than many restaurant meals.  I wanted to make a spicy soup but I ended up making more of a chili and it was really different and tasty.  I made half of it with no meat and half with organic chicken sausage.  Both were equally good.  It may not look all that great in the photo but it was wonderful.  My version is in the photo but my husband's had shredded cheese and chips. 3 cans Westbrae...

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