Eggplant recipe?

I am also looking for a tried and true tasty recipe that comes highly reccommended that incorporates Eggplant...I'm trying to work a "meatless" day into our weekly eating habits and eggplant seems like a nice "meaty" vegetable. however I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to eggplant. any ideas anyone?

It's not meatless, but have you ever tried making moussaka? My sister in law made it for us the other night and it was fabulous! Usually it uses ground lamb, but she subbed it out for ground beef, and it was still great. A little bit like a lasagna but with eggplant slabs instead of noodles. Yummy!