Miscellaneous with milk

8 medium Roma plum tomatoes (or about 4 cups canned) 2 stalks of celery 1 small Spanish onion 3 teaspoons sugar 3 medium sweet red peppers (optional) 4 cups[...]

4 small eggplants , " peeled, trimmed cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 5 inches long, about 8 cups) kosher salt 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow[...]

1 large eggplant , peeled and cubed 4 garlic cloves , smashed 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas , drained 1/2 yellow sweet onion , chopped 1 teaspoon cumin 1[...]