What a wonderful thing is ratatouille, the vegetable casserole from Provence. Even the name has a welcoming, sharp cadence, like snare drums playing in celebration of something very good to eat. All ...

While there are many ways of making ratatouille (pronounced rat-a-TOO-ee), I like to cook the eggplant and zucchini separately to maintain their integrity. This is not a quick dish to make, but it’s ...

The moment she set down the dish on the table, I knew she had won. Even before the first bite, it was clear that through time and plenty of olive oil, the sum of my ex-girlfriend's ratatouille — a ...

Never underestimate the effect a good teacher can have on a child. My son took one quarter of middle school French language last year, and instantly became enamored of both the language and the ...

A lot of people say they hate eggplant, but after they taste this delicious ratatouille, they are singing a different tune. I love proving people's palates wrong! I absolutely adore a cream sauce — ...

Enjoy the season’s vegetable bounty with this French classic. And don’t worry — there’s no one ‘right’ way to make it. Courage. It makes the muskrat guard its musk. It puts the “ape” in apricot. Now, ...

When summer yields bushels of vegetables — we’re talking tomatoes, peppers, squash and eggplant — it’s time to lean in and look to recipes that embrace this abundance. An easy one-dish method involves ...

Besides being a classic way to use lots of late-summer vegetables, ratatouille inspires plenty of variations. Here are seven ways to make and use this French vegetable stew. Check out the slideshow ...

1.	Place eggplant and zucchini in a collander and sprinkle with salt. Leave to rest for 20 minutes, then rinse well with water to remove salt. This will remove any bitterness in these vegetables. 2 ...

Real ratatouille, the classic Nicoise dish, is neither grilled, nor a salad. It is a stewed vegetable dish consisting of eggplant, tomato, pepper, zucchini, onion and herbs. Thing is, all of those ...

Five years ago, Pixar released Ratatouille to great critical acclaim. In the film, an adorable rat with a dream of becoming a chef befriends a clumsy young cook and infiltrates a fancy restaurant ...