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I am so sorry. It was a mistake for me to not specify that you put the eggplants in a pan. That's actually not so obvious, and I should have realized that.

What a bummer about the food processor, and how frustrating. You could use a blender if you have one, though this is really after the fact, I know.

I remember how completely infuriating it was to start cooking and be unclear about recipes - what was mix vs. beat vs. blend? Did I use a spoon or an electrice mixer? Nothing was ever detailed enough, and it drove me nuts. But...it won't take you very long at all for a lot of things to become very easy and second nature, and cooking will go much faster after that, I promise.

I was once banished from a friend's kitchen in high school, when I baked a loaf of banana bread. I lined the pan with waxed paper, as my grandmother always did. But I didn't realize I needed to trim the overhang of the paper...so it melted and caught fire in the oven, set off their smoke alarm, and smelled like a toxic waste dump. I smoked their whole family out of the house for the whole day. And needless to say, the banana bread was completely inedible. I'm still friends with the girl whose house this was at, but her mother still snorts every time someone mentions me cooking. So take heart...

- H

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