Eggplant and Cheese Pie

"Eggplant and cheese pie: unconventional, savory, simple. Ever since I decided to eat more vegetables, eggplant had become a point of focus for me. It’s a wallflower, the eggplant. Turns out, possibly a fruit. References argue about this. Some say fruit, some say vegetable. Why it seems to be an acquired taste I don’t know. I guess it’s similar to mushrooms in that way. I can’t help but appoint myself its unsolicited ambassador. Just in the past year, along with all of you, I’ve explored many of its transformations."