Tag Archives: lentils

My First Vegan Day (I think) – 1/17/17

Today I made a conscious effort to have a total vegan day.  Maybe I have eaten vegan at other times by happenstance. Today I decided to keep my diet plant based. For breakfast I had peanut butter on toast.  For … Continue reading

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage (or not) and vegetables – 12/15/16

As usual this dish cane be made vegetarian or vegan by omitting the meat. The weather here in Northern California has taken a (California) winter turn and a warm bowl of lentil stew is the perfect dinner for a chilly … Continue reading

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Lentils with turkey sausage – 10/27/16

This is a really comfort food dish for us. We haven’t made it for a while so we are really looking forward to it. We had a hard workout at the gym today and need some food good for building … Continue reading

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Lentil soup with turkey sausage – 9/2/16

Last week I made a new recipe, lentils with middle eastern spices. There was a bunch left over.  I took that leftover portion and added turkey sausage plus additional carrots and celery. Easy and tasty!

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August 23, 2016 – Vegan dinner

Tonight I made an adaptation of a NY Times recipe, Lentil and Carrot Salad with Middle Eastern Spices. My dish was not a salad but a lentil stew with carrots, cabbage, and broccoli. The spices I used were cumin, coriander, … Continue reading

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May 3, 2016 – Lentil Stew

What could be more comforting than a big pot of lentil stew! I debated whether I should call this soup or stew but decided it was thick enough for stew. I actually made this the day before because I wanted … Continue reading

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February 3, 2016 – Lentil soup

I found this recipe for lentil or dal soup on eat2health , a blog that I have started following recently. This is her picture and I hope she is okay with the fact that I used it.  My soup looked … Continue reading

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January 12, 2016 – North African Bean Stew with Barley and Winter Squash

New recipe tonight! From New York Times Cooking a North African bean stew with barley and winter squash. This was a really tasty and filling vegetarian dish. We made up a new (to us) spice blend called baharat. Two thumbs … Continue reading

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