"What just went 'Boom' in the kitchen?" cymrullewes asked as she put the Kitchenaid mixer back in the pantry. I looked behind her and saw nothing but Wen the Eternally Surprised lying on the floor.
"Well," I said, "there's a small person on the floor behind you...."
"No," she said, "a real 'Boom'. Something just went 'Boom' in the kitchen. Near the oven."

"Oh no," said cymrullewes. "I forgot to prick them!"
I know geeks are supposed to like blowing things up, and women are supposed to like cooking, but I'm not so sure combining the two is such a good idea....
(Eggplant. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.)
Eggplant popcorn!
eggplants have a _lot_ of water in them. This might be one way the get a drier product.
I think it would also make peeling easier.
Re: Eggplant popcorn!