Baked Eggplant Appetizer Recipe

   1      large         Eggplant
                        Olive oil
   1      large         Onion -- peeled & quartered
   3                    Garlic cloves -- unpeeled
   1                    Red bell pepper -- - halved and seeded
   1      teaspoon      Oregano -- chopped
   2      teaspoons     Lemon juice
   1      tablespoon    Olive oil
     1/8  teaspoon      Each salt and pepper
   4      ounces        Feta cheese -- crumbled
   2      tablespoons   Parsley -- chopped
                        Pita bread or crackers

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Halve eggplant lengthwise.  Brush all sides with olive oil.  Place halves cut-side down on a baking sheet.  Bake 25 minutes.  Brush
onion, garlic and red pepper with oil; add to eggplant.  Bake 25-30
minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.

Cool eggplant; scoop out flesh and place in a food processor or wooden
bowl.
Squeeze garlic pulp from skins, peel red pepper, and a
dd to eggplant along with onion, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Process or finely chop by hand.  Do not puree.  Mix in 3 oz. of the feta cheese.

Spoon mixture into a serving bowl.  Sprinkle remaining feta cheese around the edge of mixture; mound parsley in the center.  Serve with pita bread or crackers.

Barbecued Meat Patties

   1 1/4  pounds        Ground meat
   1                    Egg
   2      tablespoons   Finely chopped onion
   1      tablespoon    Soy sauce
   1      tablespoon    Tomato ketchup
   2      tablespoons   Half-half
   1      tablespoon    Cornstarch
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     1/2  cup           Ketchup
     1/4  cup           Water and
   1      tablespoon    Lemon juice.
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   1      tablespoon    Brown sugar
   1      tablespoon    Worcestshire sauce and a
   1      dash          Hot pepper sauce.

Stir to blend well. Add dash salt and black pepper. In a large mixing
bowl, combine ground meat, egg and onion. Add green pepper, soy sauce, and ketchup. Mix half and half and cornstarch. Add to meat mixture, mixing to blend well. Form portions of meat to even, rather thick meat patties. Place patties on preheated barbecue grill. Broil 3 to 4 inches from source of heat, basting with sauce and turning patties over from time to time for even browning. Grill 12-15 minutes total or to your liking- time depends on how well you like your meat done. Serve meat patties on hamburger buns, if you like, or with French Fries.