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To: Poet who wrote (18443)	7/29/2002 6:33:17 PM
From: E	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21057

Did you see the eggplant piece in the NYT yesterday? (N called it to my attention, wonder why?) nytimes.com They all look good, but this one looks easy, low fat, and really good, too: Daniel Boulud's Eggplant With Cumin 2 medium to large eggplants (about 2 1/2 pounds total) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup chopped white onions 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 cup finely chopped white mushrooms Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Pierce the eggplants in several places so they won't explode, place in a greased baking pan and bake until soft, almost to the point of collapse, 35 to 45 minutes. Cut in half, cool for 15 minutes or so and drain the juices. Remove the skin, finely chop the flesh and set aside. 2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and cumin, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the eggplant and salt and pepper to taste. Cook gently for 20 minutes, or until moisture evaporates. Check for seasoning. Yield: 4 to 6 servings. (I have a question about covering when you add the onions, garlic and mushrooms because that means steamed instead of sauteed, but if he says so.) I'll reply to the serious subject in a while....

To: Poet who wrote (18443)	7/29/2002 7:16:22 PM
From: E	Respond to of 21057

Orphanages as an answer are not good, IMO, as older children tend to recapitulate their abusive parental behavior on younger kids. That's a good point. And I mean, by "orphanages," also such institutions as the group homes you mention, which have a better adult-child ratio than larger institutions and can be more 'open' (transparent) than foster homes. A good foster family is best, of course. At least imo. But children are so often moved from one family to another, moved over and over again. And many kind, sensitive people simply won't be foster parents because they fear coming to love the child and having no rights, having their hearts broken by a drunken, exploitative parent showing up on their doorstep one day and dragging the child by the hand to the bus stop. Just a days after the frightened, non-verbal five year old whom they had taken in months before had begun to to speak his first words. That is of course a true story. I've talked on SI about my shall we say "educational" experiences working at the St. Agatha Home for ("dependent and neglected") Children. It wasn't by any means a perfect place, but compared to the homes most of the children came from, it was heaven itself.