Category: Vegetables
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Blanched Spinach Steeped in Broth – Horenso No Ohitashi
I checked Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen out of our local library. I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy it now, but it’s sure nice to try it out for a few weeks first! I’ve made several dishes from it, in my new Japanese cooking focus. I’ve also learned a lot. I do…
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Eggplant and Green Pepper in Miso
This is from Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen which I’ve been enjoying. I just used one small Japanese eggplant and half a green pepper because I was only feeding two people, and I cut back a bit on the sauce ingredients as well. It came out quite…
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Pickled Cauliflower and Cucumber
This is from a Japanese cookbook, Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go but it could easily accompany any meal where you wanted a small side dish. I love little side dishes like this. I had actually steamed cauliflower the other night to make this cauliflower with salsa verde. I had some plain steamed cauliflower…
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples Recipe
Okay, most of you are wrinkling your noses already aren’t you? But for some reason I like Brussels Sprouts. I grew them one year in the garden as well and they were totally carefree and easy. Hmmm… probably about time to plant them again. I found this recipe in the latest Cooking Light magazine. I’ve…
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Roasted Beets
I planted beets a long time ago and then sort of forgot about them in the rush of tomatoes and cucumbers and basil and peppers and lettuce and such. But they were patient and sat there waiting for me to remember them! I washed them off and cut all but an inch of the greens…