No exciting new cooking today. I haven't been trying very many new things--I've been mainly sticking to recipes that are quick and easy, and that I've made many times before, because I've been quite busy lately.
BUT, today at Seiyu there were a few interesting local veggies I've never eaten before. Of course, this meant I had to buy something new to try. There was no contest. I bought this:


It's Romanesco, an Italian broccoli, at least that's how the tag in the store described it. It was amazingly beautiful, a delicate green with pointy cones of vegetable. According to the tag, it's full of vitamin C, which is also nice in the winter. The recommended cooking style was to treat it as cauliflower, which is what I did. I simply cut it, boiled it, and ate it with a mayonnaise based sauce I've used before on broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower with great success. It was delicious, and I will have some in my lunchbox tomorrow! Like cauliflower, I think it will hold up incredibly well to a day in my obento box while I'm at the library.

Now, because it was so pretty, a few more pictures. The color's the best and truest in the first one, but the pattern is captured the best in the second (I think):


And cooked, ready to eat! Didn't lose any of its color. It's a fun, great, tasty vegetable--similar to cauliflower in flavor and texture, but much more delicate. I really enjoyed it. This vegetable is definitely on my "to buy again" list.