so about the eggplant parmisiana. i was once trying to make it traditionaly, but the gas went on the stove, so i ended up making an awesome fat free one, or low fat or lots of fat depending on the cheese, which i dont use. so after slicing the eggplants about 1cm thick and salting them (not all need salting, actually) i lined then up on greaspfroof paper, lightly coating them with bread crumbs or some flour. bake that until you you are happy with their consistency. at the same time, in a pot on the stove, mix yourself a nice tomato sauce; fresh garlic, basil, some good olive oil if you want, red peppers, whatever, feel free to improvise. then just layer the eggplant with the sauce however you want, and let it bake. stick cheese in the layers and on top, some breadcrumbs and let it brown.