Tag Archives: lentils

Product Review: Tasty Bite Madras Lentils

We were shopping at Costco a couple of weeks ago, and they were offering samples of this. I was totally surprised at how GOOD this is! And, bonus, it’s just heat and serve! It would be good on its own, … Continue reading

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Curried Coconut Lentils

I had such high hopes for this dish. It smelled really good while it was cooking, but it ended up being kind of lackluster. I did leave out two spices: cardamom and cayenne. I can’t stand cardamom, and I didn’t … Continue reading

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Spiced Lentils and Poached Eggs, with Cumin-Scented Carrots

Oh yes, this is comfort food for me. This was simple to make, relatively quick, and (somewhat) healthy. Cue the rainy cold weather, and you are all set. I didn’t really taste the yogurt, so you could probably leave that … Continue reading

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Wild Mushroom & Lentil Cottage Pie

Wow. I don’t think I have ever used as many pots and pans and dishes with a recipe before as I did with this one! I’ve run the dishwasher twice and my sink is still full of dirty dishes. So, … Continue reading

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Lentil Sweet Potato Apple Soup

I thought this soup was pretty good. I think Toby liked it, until I told him that two of his least favorite foods were in there (carrots and sweet potatoes). This soup took me about an hour or so to … Continue reading

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Mushroom and Lentil Soup

Yesterday was a good day for soup! It was cold and they were calling for snow (it didn’t happen). Nothing warms you up like a big bowl of soup. This soup is simple to throw together, you just have to … Continue reading

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Sunny-side Up Lentil Salad

Let me say right off the bat that I don’t care for cold (non-lettuce) salads. Bean salads, pasta salad, none of it. So I am not sure why I even attempted this recipe. But- it was really good! I surprised … Continue reading

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