maleficent

There's the very traditional Spanish Paella recipe -- there are about a million different recipes, but the saffron goes in the rice...

There are also a lot of middle eastern type recipes as well -- this one has a middle eastern name, Koo Koo Yeh -- something - but I can't pronounce or spell it... It's good though

For each serving:
1 Japanese Eggpant (or small italian eggplant, thinly sliced - I don't always peel them, the peel gives it a little different texture, that I think improved it a little)
1 large egg
1 cloves garlic
1 medium onion, sliced
1 pinch of saffrom
cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Saute the onion and garlic in oil until slightly golden. Add onions and saute until color changes and gets soft. Dissolve saffron in 1 tsp of hot water, and add to eggplants along with salt and black pepper. Mix well, then remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
(at this point you can serve it as a great hors d'ourve on pita bread or middle eastern flat bread)
but the recipe continues
Add salt and black pepper to egg and mix well. Add eggplants and again mix. Heat oil in a pan until hot. Pour the mix in, flatten the surface with the back of a spoon, and fry over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Cut like a pizza into 8 pieces, turn over, and fry for another 5-10 minutes.

I just make it myself, then I use 2 eggs rather than one because it seems to set up better)

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