Japanese vegetables

9-27-2018 Thu. 


 DINNER --- sauteed burdock and carrots with seaweed | simmered Japanese squash in dashi | five-vegetable soup with split peas 

• so lean 

Japanese way of summer cooking

7-14-2018 Sat. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | croissant | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- deep fried purple sweet potato chips | avocado salad with tomato and  arugula | fried, roasted and dashi-marinated vegetables ( eggplant, red pepper, okra, shishito, shiitake mushroom) with shiso pesto | parboiled radish leaves with sesame dressing | sauteed threaded burdock and carrot with seaweed | steamed artichoke | broiled shio koji marinated salmon | sake infused with herb blossom 

• a real feast, to the eyes and to the mouth.
•  eggplant displays incredible colors, retained deep purple or turned delicate blue. 

national eel day

7-25-2017 Tue.  



 DINNER --- eel bowl: grilled eel, pickled vegetables, egg and seaweed roll, cucumber, seasoned rice 

 

• yes it is the Eel Day.