Cleaning out the fridge is a different kind trip down memory lane. It’s like in a horror movie, when the monstrous blob confronts the scientist and croaks in a barely human voice: “you… did… this… to… me.” You’re not remembering that vacation or those great times in college. You’re remembering when you used half an eggplant for a pasta dish two months ago and were sure that you’d find something to do with the rest. Only you didn’t, and it got pushed to the back of the fridge, and now poor eggplant’s undergone some… changes.

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