« On grocery shopping and snowstorms | Main | Stairway to Heaven »
January 11, 2008
A simple lentil soup 
epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/11827
4 small yukon gold potatoes
2 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice
3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1/4 medium onion, chopped fine
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound lentilles du Puy (French green lentils), picked over and rinsed (about 2 cups)
8 cups weak veggie broth
Peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-inch dice. In a 5- to 6-quart heavy kettle cook potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic, and onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Add lentils, broth, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and soup is thickened. Serve soup garnished with parsley.
I was really pleased with how this turned out. It's very basic, mid-western if you will, but really yummy.
This week has been a mixed bag exercise-wise. I've worn the pedometer every day and only made it to about 8200 steps each day. 'Course, I haven't calibrated the pedometer, but to me that's now the point.
I did ride my bike one day. Riding into work was glorious. Riding home was a chore. I need to figure out what tools I need to adjust the seat and handlebars.
I went to the Portland Knitters Guild meeting last night. Great group. I'm looking forward to going back.
Posted at January 11, 2008
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://hachi.pair.com/vickijea/cgi-bin/mt4/mt-tb.cgi/527