One of the quickest ways to cook eggplant is to sauté it.

C.B. writes, ""I placed first in the Microwave Casserole category with my shrimp-eggplant casserole" in 1986, the same year that Crawfish Zerpa (elsewhere in the archive) won the grand prize.

Nailing the texture and flavor of eggplant can be tough, but these helpful tips and recipes will make it a staple in your dinner rotation.

Here's how to pick — and cook — a better eggplant Nothing squishy, soggy, bitter or unappetizing here.

Here’s how to pick — and cook — a better eggplant Nothing squishy, soggy, bitter or unappetizing here.