Although the following recipe is the basic version, it lends itself very well to almost any variation if you are looking to use up leftover vegetables and clean out your refrigerator. In fact, I keep a Ziploc going in the freezer with bits and pieces. I feel a pot of soup coming on….

The nice thing about soups is that it affords you a great opportunity to clean out the fridge, especially leftover vegetable odds and ends.

This is our secret family recipe reserved for holidays, special occasions, and hurricane evacuations.

We have had an incredible crop of eggplant on the farm this summer, so of course we have perfected our eggplant parmesan.