If you came to read about the Niner's game then.. you need to click away NOW!  I'm simply the family provider of nourishment on game day.  We are SO the "keep it simple" folk.  So today was my favorite, Turkey Eggplant chili and before you say YUCK please take a minute and read this.

chili with cheese and onions

Late Fall Japanese Eggplant
I had several small late Japanese eggplant that I didn't want to waste.  Even though it's a beautiful (if not downright bizarre) 74+ degree November day there is something about serving chili on football Sunday.  I guess I could have slathered the eggplant with olive oil and grilled them but... it's the game chili thing I had to go for.

So, I simply combined all those wonderful oblong fruits with a few refrigerator ingredients and some fresh ground turkey from Lunardi's (local grocery store) and made ...