So, yeah, been in a funk. But, what usually fixes the funk? Cooking. Tonight the better-half is taking care of things for his mother and so I decided to make lentil soup (it’s funny that link takes you to a time a couple of years ago when I was in a funk and I made this soup to feel better).
I used French lentils we had in the pantry and the carrots were straight from our garden. Awesome. I still don’t have the bird of paradise spice/herb that Alton Brown’s recipe calls for and so this time I used Herbs de Provence which I bought this summer for another lentil recipe.
This entry is definitely not featuring fancy food photography because it doesn’t look like much…the lentils are really dark. But the soup was outstanding. I cooked it for a little longer to completely make the remaining whole lentils creamy (I used the stick blender to puree everything) and I can’t wait to eat it tomorrow for lunch. And, judging by the amount of soup currently in the pot, we’ll be getting at least one other meal out of it.
When the package tells you to rinse and pick through lentils, it’s a good idea. I found a pretty sizable stone–a tooth breaker.
I’m guilty of not going through the beans/lentils before cooking. I think I’ll change that. I don’t need any more teeth problems. That soup looks amazing, especially since we had our first freeze last night. I’ve been craving soup for the past couple weeks, and I’m not usually a soup person.