I have been trying to eat mainly fresh vegetables, and I've been buying local seasonal vegetables. I go with what's cheap, so I've been having a lot of repetition: such as this eggplant dish, which I keep having because eggplant is so cheap right now! So, once again, my eggplant with myoga and shiso. Served this time with carrot, cauliflower, and cucumber pickles, hijiki salad, okara, braised shiitake (these are SO GOOD), pickled broccoli, a cabbage and tomato salad, and pickled myoga.




The okara. This time, I made it with gobo, carrots, shiitake, and a little bit of konnyaku.
The braised shiitake. I got more shiitake today, and I'll be having these again tomorrow.
The eggplant--again.
The myoga, pickled in vinegar with just a touch of sugar. Isn't the color lovely?
And the spicy cauliflower, cucumber, and carrot pickles.