Vegetarian Giro Stages 13 & 14: The One Where Fred Marx Does a Guest Appearance

by Megabeth on May 23, 2010 8:49 AM EDT

This is an original recipe by our very own Fred Marx (aka Chris).

When I decided to tackle the Giro, I immediately thought of approaching him for a guest post as he always provides suggestions, insights and ideas on anything food related in between all his snark. Undaunted by my request, he whipped up this awesome Goat Cheese, Grilled Japanese Eggplant and Zucchini with Balsamic Red Wine Reduction recipe. He's definitely allowed into my kitchen whenever he'd like. (Hear that, Mark?)

By the way, our Fred Marx is not only a talent in the kitchen, but also a talent behind the lens. Check out these great photos and this chance to win one of them!

And, without further ado, I hand over the steering wheel of Veggin' and let Fred Marx take a spin with his contribution to the Vegetarian Giro d'Italia: Goat Cheese, Grilled Japanese Eggplant and Zucchini with Balsamic Red Wine Reduction on Veggin'...

(Side note: Although I lobbied to try to get my work to close offices during the Giro, my efforts were fruitless. In fact, they must have been pretty annoyed by my efforts. They kicked me out of the office and sent me on the road for some work travel. So, I'm away from my kitchen for a little bit and my posts are going to slow up over the next few days. I'll be back! If you're interested in doing a guest post whilst I'm on the road again feel free to hit me up at vegginwithmegabeth at gmail dot com. I'd love to have you!)

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That looks great.

This is probably heresy, but I’m not that crazy about sun-dried tomatoes so I’d probably swap for some fresh.

He’s here, really? Tell him I said hi. How’s he doing?--DZ, on being told Floyd Landis was present at the ToC.

by majope on May 23, 2010 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

Fresh will most likely turn to goo, but try it and see.

The sundrieds are re-hyrdated, so they are not little bits of chewy….. Also the concentrated flavor of the dries tomato is needed to stand up against all the other flavors.

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Why not? It's cheap, easy and you might win something.......

by Christopher See on May 23, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

on consideration..

One might be able to use a good Roma tomato. Quarter it and remove the core and seeds to reduce the water content, then slice the remained which is skin and a layer of “meat” left after seeding the tomato.

have you supported your local race photographer today?
Why not? It's cheap, easy and you might win something.......

by Christopher See on May 23, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions