Remember this guy?
You might be a tad bit obsessed with the movie (like me), but have you actually ever cooked ratatouille?
If not, you should! It’s a surprisingly tasty dish for being (gasp) just vegetables. But what better way to use your farmer’s market bounty than throw it all in a pot and pretend to be French?
Hopefully your eggplant looks a little better than my eggplant.
You know what makes ratatouille even better? A whole lot of crumbled goat cheese on top! No lie.
Have a lovely Friday, my friends!
And head over to the PBS blog for the recipe! (you know you want to)
Molly @ RDexposed
August 12, 2011 at 4:35 amNutrition majors had to take a foodservice class where we literally created and ran a restaurant. Our professor started our first day of class by using almost every clip of Ratatouille to provide examples of how to properly cook. She failed to mention to not let rodents near food.
Jessie
August 12, 2011 at 4:47 amLOVE that movie! I will be trying Ratatouille! Eggplant is VERY abundant (along with the weeds) in my garden this year. Keep the eggplant recipes coming π
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes
August 12, 2011 at 4:48 amTHe first time I made ratatouille…it failed. Haha I am going to follow your recipe and hope for better results. The pictures look amazing! Even the mouse one! aww I soo love that movie π
Cait's Plate
August 12, 2011 at 4:51 amOne of my favorite movies…one of my favorite dishes. My mom was making a big batch this weekend to have for the week. I really need to do the same.
Natasha (OveLoves)
August 12, 2011 at 4:51 amI adore Ratatouille but you’re absolutely right, I have never actually eaten eat, let alone cooked it. I am convinced that I will never be able to cook it as well as Remy!
OveLoves
Hayley @ Hayley Daily
August 12, 2011 at 4:58 amThat looks so great and fresh! Sometimes you can’t beat a big plate of yummy veggies.
Sarah@The Flying ONION
August 12, 2011 at 5:00 amI am in love with this simple dish! It’s one of my go-to meals, and it’s such a great way to use up all of that zucchini and summer squash that abounds throughout the end of summer. Love it! π
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
August 12, 2011 at 5:02 amJenna the colors in this post are just POPPING off the page! Holy vibrancy! I love it!
And I am off to go check the recipe.
Congrats, again, on your new PBS gig….that’s so fabulous!! π
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance
August 12, 2011 at 5:03 amI had always seen ratatouille on the Sims but didn’t even know what it was until I read this post haha.
Looks great! I’m heading over to read it now π
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat
August 12, 2011 at 5:04 amI love these photos!! I’m not really into French food, but since this dish is chock-full of veggies, I’m already a fan!
Heather (Heather's Dish)
August 12, 2011 at 5:10 ami actually have all of the ingredients and i LOVE ratatouille! maybe i’ll watch the movie while making it… π
Ashton Keefe
August 12, 2011 at 5:15 amHey! One of my favorite things in the world … especially this time of year. Something that might be of use is cutting vegetables a bit smaller, so you get multiple vegetable tastes in your mouth at the same time and they really breakdown and become almost salsa-like. Just a thought!
Corey @ Learning Patience
August 12, 2011 at 5:17 amLove ratatouille – so simple-easy and delicious…make it all the time!
xoxo from Trinidad
Casey
August 12, 2011 at 5:18 amThat first picture makes me happy!
Katrina
August 12, 2011 at 5:19 amI love ratatouille! It’s a great way to get in your daily veggies. I had never had it before the movie though. Funny how a little animated rat changed my life!
Jenn from Much to My Delight
August 12, 2011 at 5:19 amNever seen Ratatouille, but I sure have made it! I love serving it over polenta and like you have been known to put my fair share (and everyone else’s) of goat cheese on top. Delish!
amy walters, aDESIGNdock
August 12, 2011 at 5:22 amAhh, this was such a cute movie π I’ve never had ratatouille before, but crumbled goat cheese, you say? Hmm, might not be a bad idea! Happy Friday to you too Jenna.
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
August 12, 2011 at 5:38 amSuch a cute movie! One of my favs and I’m embarrassed to admit that I never knew what the dish actualy was until the movie!
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine
August 12, 2011 at 5:38 amThere’s a guy in my cooking school class who looks EXACTLY like the dude from Ratatouille. I’ll never be able to watch the movie again without thinking of him! Growing up, my mom used to make ratatouille pretty frequently, but I have no idea why I’ve never tried it myself…
Khushboo
August 12, 2011 at 5:41 amI can’t get enough of ratatouille- LOVE it!
Kristen @ Popcorn on the Stove
August 12, 2011 at 5:42 amI’ve never tried making Ratatouille which is weird since I eat mostly vegetables. Maybe I’ll try this weekend!
Baking N Books
August 12, 2011 at 5:52 amLove the movie. My favorite.
Caroline @ chocolate and carrots
August 12, 2011 at 6:01 amI love that movie and am loving all of the colors! So beautiful! π
Gena
August 12, 2011 at 6:06 amI’m obsessed with the movie, and with the real thing. Lovely photos!
Ally @ A Girl in her Kitchen
August 12, 2011 at 6:23 amLOVE ratatouille (both the rat and the dish) I made it a couple nights ago then I made another version dubbed chicken parmatouille that is a combination of chicken Parmesan and ratatouille (hubby’s concept). SO good!
Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum
August 12, 2011 at 6:28 amLove that movie. I haven’t made ratatouille, but I had a ratatouille eggplant lasagna at a restaurant and it was amazing.
Hilliary@HappilyEverHealthy
August 12, 2011 at 6:34 amI love the movie Ratatouille! I really want to make ratatouille!
Kara
August 12, 2011 at 6:40 amlooooove ratatouille (the dish and the movie)! yay!
Stephanie Rose
August 12, 2011 at 6:40 amget outta here! I just made this last night! I wish I used your recipe though.
Ruth
August 12, 2011 at 6:48 amGreat work Jenna – this looks fantastic!
Kat @ Big Apple Little Kitchen
August 12, 2011 at 6:50 amI love love love ratatouille. It makes me feel so Parisian when I cook it!
Heather @ Get Healthy with Heather
August 12, 2011 at 6:53 amGoat cheese always makes everything better!
Joelle (On A Pink Typewriter)
August 12, 2011 at 7:50 amMmmmm I have loved ratatouille far before the film.. I watched the movie when I was teaching in a 2nd grade, and it was so adorable, so now I like both! π
Brenna
August 12, 2011 at 7:58 amI love that movie, and I love ratatouille. My last meal before I left France, I ate at this cute little bistro, and there was a mouse running around ! I thought, “how clichΓ©”.
Samantha
August 12, 2011 at 8:18 amRatatouille both the food and the film are favorites in our house! I am excited to try this recipe ! Thanks so much =)
Mary (What's Cookin' with Mary)
August 12, 2011 at 8:30 amI’m not really a fan of ‘cartoon kiddie movies’, but I have to admit… I loved that little mouse. That movie was so cute. So glad my MIL made us watch it.
Jocelyn
August 12, 2011 at 8:39 amI loooove that movie π Also love the looks of this dish..I just love goat cheese – last night I went out for dinner and had a roasted veggie sammie that was loaded with yummy goat cheese. Just perfect!
stephanie
August 12, 2011 at 8:41 ami love the movie ratatouille and every time i see a recipe, i think about making it but never do! if i made it i would want to make it chunky and pretty (all in circles) like they do on the movie π
Margo @ peanut butter trees
August 12, 2011 at 8:54 amI think goat cheese makes everything better π This ratatouille looks awesome and I love how loaded it is with veggies!
Errign
August 12, 2011 at 9:16 amI love ratatouille (the dish AND the movie). My favorite way to make it is in the crock pot, just because I love coming home to my house smelling amazzzzzinggggg. And yes, goat cheese on top and crusty bread on the side, for.the.win.
d.liff @ yelleBELLYboo
August 12, 2011 at 9:46 amAh you made my day. Ratatouille has a special place in my relationship with my boyfriend. It’s one of his favorite movies and I had never seen it when we met, but he taught me to love it. I have to make this recipe for him!
Jane @ In the Pink and Green
August 12, 2011 at 10:08 amRatatouille is one of my favorite movies!! π I’ll have to give this dish a try! Going to do yoga this afternoon, your blog is a constant source of inspiration! π
Kim @ Imperfectly Perfect
August 12, 2011 at 11:16 amI love veggies so ratatouille is a fave, although, I’ve never made it myself. My mom and grandma made it all of the time growing up, but I don’t think that they actually called it by name. Whenever my grandma would come for a visit, she’d throw an apron on, pull any veggies from the fridge and start cooking. How I miss those days…
Elizabeth
August 12, 2011 at 11:20 amAbsolutely LOVE that movie–and saying rat-tat-tat-ouille!!!
Bev Weidner
August 12, 2011 at 12:05 pmThat is BEEEEautiful. I just went blind at its glory.
Erika @ The Teenage Taste
August 12, 2011 at 12:43 pmWhenever I hear the word Ratatouille I automatically think of that movie. I love it and watched it (again!) just last week. No lie! π
French Heart
August 12, 2011 at 2:28 pmLOVE that pix of Paris & your gorgeous colorful photos. I’m going to make a version of this tonight with the veggies on hand. Thx!
kaila @ healthy helper!
August 12, 2011 at 2:44 pmI love ratatouille! Both the movie and the dish!
Lola
August 12, 2011 at 3:35 pmRatatouille is one of my favourite dishes ever!! π
Mel
August 12, 2011 at 4:00 pmI think I will make this for my Dad’s birthday tomorrow! Dishes like this make me love summer and all the good produce that comes with it!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin
August 12, 2011 at 4:15 pmI love ratatouille! The meal, not the movie. I’ve actually never seen the movie, but I think I have to. I always love any movie about cooking!
Mellie
August 12, 2011 at 5:14 pmI love that movie! I’ve wanted to have ratatouille ever since I saw the movie.
Emily
August 12, 2011 at 6:07 pmI’m moving to Montreal in less than two weeks, its about time I start learning some french recipes. Thanks!
Btw, I read that the serving size is supposed to be 4-6 people…ugh, I’m pretty sure I could easily finish that off in a day :p.
Kaley [Y Mucho MΓ‘s]
August 12, 2011 at 6:35 pmYep. But where is the damn butter? I don’t eat shit without butter.
The healthy engineer
August 12, 2011 at 11:04 pmI so wish I saw the movie!
My college dining hall serves ratatouille and I’ll just say that I couldnt finish my plate.
Then I tried it in some airport lounge and it left much to be desired.
Either im not a ratatouille person or I just had bad experiences?!
CJ @ http://healthy-happy-whole.com/
August 13, 2011 at 2:40 amI feel like this would be really good with shrimp added to it. What an awesome summer meal. And of course some crusty bread.
Vanessa
August 16, 2011 at 11:54 amI love making this but I like to roast the vegetables instead and top it with some mozzarella cheese. mmm
Sarah
August 16, 2011 at 6:08 pmI love ratatouille… I’ve definitely made it with goat cheese on top, also, maybe even better, an over easy egg! sounds funny, but deee-licious.
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