Pat the eggplant very dry with a kitchen towel, then arrange on the baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned and soft, about ...

Before I can even get the first question out of my mouth when I call her to talk about one of my favorite Italian dishes, she wants to make sure I know something very important. “Rollatini is not an ...

“Rollatini is not an Italian word,” she says. No, it’s not. In Italy, eggplant rollatini — the dish I’m interviewing her about — is known as involtini di melanzane, right alongside all ...

The arranged version also introduces a dish where the eggplant is eaten fresh. Called “dashi,” the dish only requires dressing chopped summer vegetables in seasonings. It is just right for the ...