Christianson's Nursery: The Eggplant Epicure

Chef Suzanne Butler is serving up a fun cooking-and-tasting class “for people who think they hate eggplant (and for those who love it and need new recipes).” During recent travels, she learned a wonderful, simple recipe for Summer Eggplant Parmesan in Italy and a tasty Baba ganoush in Oman. She’ll also prepare a Szechuan eggplant-and-pork stir-fry that further demonstrates eggplant’s versatility. Suzanne, a Culinary Arts instructor at Skagit Valley College, was “Galloping Gourmet” Graham Kerr’s television cooking assistant for many years and manager of the Mount Vernon Farmers Market.