Rustic Italian cooking: Summer Appetizers

Please read:  Today's menu consists of: Arancine, Sicilian arborio rice balls filled w/peas, & mozzarella cheese then rolled in breadcrumbs and fried till golden. Cozze gratinate half shell mussels topped w/a mixture of breadcrumbs, parmigiano cheese, & herbs, then baked. Asparagus/w egg steamed asparagus topped with crumbled boiled egg, parmigiano cheese, butter, herbs, & homemade croutons. Meatless eggplant balls. Roasted eggplant mixed with breadcrumbs,grated cheeses, fresh herbs, coated in more bread crumbs and fried till golden crisp. Mixed green salad. So good.