If my kitchen had a coat of arms, it would surely include the lentil. First, there was basic lentil soup, made as my mother and Mollie Katzen taught me. That’s with the greenish brown lentils, the cheapest in the bulk section. The lentils break down, and so the whole thing is thick and warm and…
Indian lentil soup with spinach, and a flatbread from my favorite food blogger
On second thought, (as I do have my own ways of dancing around the issue) and although yes, yes, spinach is entirely conversation worthy on these crisp cuspy equinitox-ical days, really I’m just thinking about Laurie Colwin. Oh Laurie Colwin, the voice that whispers between my heart and my belly. She’s made her appearances here…
trust me on this one
So let’s be clear here- I grew up with a lot of lentil soup- you know the recipe from the original Moosewood cookbook- this was a major staple in our little family. And I like lentil soup, I really do, but I’m not going to claim that there is much artistry in it. Argue with…
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