I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then cooked
in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt &
pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or broth
or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef sausage
so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was just about
cooked through. (One of these days I really should try adding kale but
I like spinach.)

I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl
of hearty soup on a finally cool evening.

Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or the
next day and also for the freezer.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then
> cooked in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt
> & pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or
> broth or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef
> sausage so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was
> just about cooked through. (One of these days I really should try
> adding kale but I like spinach.)
>
> I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
> Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl
> of hearty soup on a finally cool evening.
>
> Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or
> the next day and also for the freezer.
>
> Jill
>
>
Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a
huge loss, of course.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:33:24 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then cooked
> in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt &
> pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or broth
> or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef sausage
> so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was just about
> cooked through. (One of these days I really should try adding kale but
> I like spinach.)
>
> I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
> Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl
> of hearty soup on a finally cool evening.
>
> Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or the
> next day and also for the freezer.
>

I made lentil stew tonight!

I did pretty much what you did it - mirepoix (heavy on the onion +
extra garlic and cumin + s&p). I used chicken broth instead if beef,
because I had some that needed to be used... and a can of diced
tomatoes. The meat was (fresh) Brazilian chorizo that I browned
before adding to the pot. I wanted to add spinach, but there was none
in the freezer (which is very unlike me because I always have it on
hand) - so it's on the shopping list now.

I had corn bread in the freezer, but I served my stew over (converted)
rice.




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"Roger" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then cooked
>> in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt & pepper.
>> It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or broth or stock
>> to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef sausage so I used
>> beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was just about cooked
>> through. (One of these days I really should try adding kale but I like
>> spinach.)
>>
>> I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
>> Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl of
>> hearty soup on a finally cool evening.
>>
>> Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or the
>> next day and also for the freezer.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a huge
> loss, of course.

Wow! I hadn't even noticed that.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:33:24 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then cooked
>in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt &
>pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or broth
>or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef sausage
>so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was just about
>cooked through.
snip
>
>Jill

I'm going to try the sausage and spinach approach this winter. That
sounds good. Thanks
Janet US

Roger > wrote in news:bcadnYzkkY3I1N7JnZ2dnUU7-
:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then
>> cooked in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt
>> & pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or
>> broth or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef
>> sausage so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was
>> just about cooked through. (One of these days I really should try
>> adding kale but I like spinach.)
>>
>> I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
>> Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl
>> of hearty soup on a finally cool evening.
>>
>> Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or
>> the next day and also for the freezer.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a
> huge loss, of course.
>
>
>
My newsreader shows it was posted 10/18/14.



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On 21 Oct 2014 14:50:58 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> Roger > wrote in news:bcadnYzkkY3I1N7JnZ2dnUU7-
> :
>
> >>
> > Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a
> > huge loss, of course.
> >
> >
> >
> My newsreader shows it was posted 10/18/14.

Roger had nothing of importance to add, so he said that. She wrote
8-18 in the subject line, something that didn't matter to anyone
except him.


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I love THIS recipe. It's curried lentil soup with ham.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1...-soup-with-ham

However, I recommend substituting maybe one or two cups of the chicken broth
with water, or it may well be too salty for your taste. (Even if you leave
out the salt that's listed after the thyme.)

And, aside from lentil soup, here are some variants on a terrific
Portuguese soup. Main ingredients? Sausage, sweet potatoes, and kale.

https://www.google.com/search?biw=11....0.85Tq-n9Esgo


Lenona.

On 10/21/2014 10:50 AM, KenK wrote:
> Roger > wrote in news:bcadnYzkkY3I1N7JnZ2dnUU7-
> :
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> I made a pot of lentil soup tonight. Brown lentils, rinsed then
>>> cooked in a deep pot with sauteed onion and garlic, seasoned with salt
>>> & pepper. It really doesn't take much more than that. Add water or
>>> broth or stock to cover well. In this case I added sliced smoked beef
>>> sausage so I used beef broth. I added frozen spinach just as it was
>>> just about cooked through. (One of these days I really should try
>>> adding kale but I like spinach.)
>>>
>>> I baked a loaf of Southern skillet cornbread (not to be confused with
>>> Ophelia's quest for yeast corn bread) to go with it. What a nice bowl
>>> of hearty soup on a finally cool evening.
>>>
>>> Quite tasty, and of course, there will be leftovers for tomorrow or
>>> the next day and also for the freezer.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>> Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a
>> huge loss, of course.
>>
>>
>>
> My newsreader shows it was posted 10/18/14.
>
>
>
I fat-fingered the date in the title. Sue me.

Jill

On 10/21/2014 12:19 PM, sf wrote:
> On 21 Oct 2014 14:50:58 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>> Roger > wrote in news:bcadnYzkkY3I1N7JnZ2dnUU7-
>> :
>>
>>>>
>>> Your posts are showing up two months after you post them. It's not a
>>> huge loss, of course.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> My newsreader shows it was posted 10/18/14.
>
> Roger had nothing of importance to add, so he said that. She wrote
> 8-18 in the subject line, something that didn't matter to anyone
> except him.
>
>
Yep, it was a typo. I added the date (incorrectly) to the subject line
because there have probably been countless posts starting with the words
"Lentil Soup" over the years. Roger must be a friend of "Earl".

Jill

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:33:32 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Roger must be a friend of "Earl".
>

I doubt it. IMO, it's just an "Earl" incarnate.


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