Baba Ghanoush

Baba ghanoush is a Lebanese dish, but cooks in Egypt, Turkey, India, and even Romania have their own versions: a little more tahini here, onion instead of garlic there. Slightly smokey and laced with garlic and sesame, baba ghanoush is as much fun to eat as it is to say. “Baba” means father in Arabic, so I guess it’s no accident that my dad taught me his way to make this timeless dish.