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| cmandle |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 06:47:50 AM
Organic carrots - $1.26
Organic potatoes - $3.06
Organic red lentils - (forgot how much...)
Singing at the top of your lungs to the Indigo Girls on a sunny morning while making red lentil stew in the crockpot so dinner will be ready when we get home after a long day of errands in front of us - PRICELESS!
'Girls, you're so happy you weren't a fly on my wall this morning since my singing voice sucks, but MAN...Indigo Girls rock. My old time favorite group that I had almost forgotten about til I opted for a shuffle of just their tunes on the pod this morning. Jackson was dancing with me in the kitchen!
So fun. And so yummy! Here's my stew recipe, though I've changed it from the original recipe a gazillion times...
Enjoy!
Catherine
From VegetarianTimes.com:
Main-Dish Lentil-Vegetable Soup 01-NOV-04 p44
Serves 4 -- Egg- and Dairy-free
This flavorful soup with its protein-rich lentils is substantial enough to enjoy as a main dish. One note: Even though most lentils today are picked clean, sort through them just in case to remove any debris.
If you’re pinched for time, skip the initial sauté that starts the soup; however, those few extra minutes (and the 1 extra pan it takes) greatly enhance the overall flavor. To add some greens with no extra cooking, chop some baby spinach, and stir it in just before serving. The heat from the soup will just wilt the spinach.
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 to 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 small celery root, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 1/4 cups dried brown lentils, sorted and rinsed
6 cups vegetable stock or water
1 Tbs. tamari soy sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Minced fresh parsley for garnish
Directions:
1. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.
2. Add carrots, parsnip, celery root, lentils, stock, tamari, salt and pepper. Cover, and cook on low until lentils and vegetables are tender, 6 to 8 hours. To serve, adjust seasonings to taste, and garnish with fresh parsley.
STOVETOP METHOD: Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cover, and cook 5 minutes to soften. Add carrots, parsnip, celery root, lentils, stock, tamari, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook, stirring from time to time, until lentils and vegetables are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Garnish with parsley, and serve.
PER SERVING: 360 CAL; 19 G PROT; 4 G TOTAL FAT (0 SAT. FAT); 65 G CARB.; 0 MG CHOL; 900 MG SOD.; 19 G FIBER; 12 G SUGARS
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| FlipFlopFarmer |
Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 2:04:01 PM
So happy to know of others that enjoy The Indigo Girls as much as I do. On my top 10 things of items I could never live without is my 1200 curfews CD...well really all of their CD's. LOVE THEM!!! My 2 boys have grown up listening to them and it cracks me up when they're doing something I hear them signing under their breath...."Chickenman...Chickenman...Chickenman hold my hand" 
That soup looks delish!!!
Carla
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| laluna |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 3:28:30 PM
Oh, music and food...two of my favorite things. Add books to the list and I'd be a pretty happy camper! ;-)
Thanks for posting the recipe - I will definitely be throwing that together this weekend now! And just wanted to add my affinity for the Indigo Girls as well *sigh*
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| country lawyer |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 12:25:15 PM
Catherine, That sounds scrumptious. I enjoy lentils. I've never tried the red. I'll pick some up next. So healthy too! Thanks for the recipe. Cooking is always more fun with music, isn't it?
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
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| bramble |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 10:12:23 AM
Thanks Catherine, you just "made" me dinner! I've got bread rising and was pondering what else to make...sounds like a winner!
And with the Indigo Girls "helping", I can't go wrong!
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| Libbie |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 10:05:19 AM
Yum on both counts! That sounds like SOOOooooo much fun. I can just picture you two dancing around - and I hope that you enjoy your soup - I just LOVE lentils - and I'm going to try that recipe this weekend, too. Thanks, Catherine!
XOXO, Libbie
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| katiedid |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 08:50:13 AM
I love the Indigo Girls too. You have inspired me to dig out my old CDs and get them on the computer, so I can put them on the MP3!
I love Vegetarian Times, I have been subscriber since 1993.
It sounds like you and little J-man were starting your day off right!
Love and light to you
Kate
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 07:16:08 AM
Catherine, I LOVE THEM! I saw them in 1998 (OH MY GOSH I AM ALMOST 10 YEARS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL!) after I graduated high school at Lilith Fair. LOVE THEM!
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 06:54:46 AM
What a great morning you had! I love those gals, too. My husband actually has a voice like the deeper of the two, and when he was younger, played their songs in coffee houses...Sounds like I'd love the lentil stew more, though  I'm copying the recipe for me, thanks for posting it! I'm so envious that you have a "Jackson". That was going to be our name if we EVER have a little one--get this: Jackson Paul Aloysius Lynch...He could be a civil war general, he could be an attorney, he could be a farmer. The name Jackson is GREAT!!!!
I do the same thing at my house--I HATE that my husband likes to sleep-in because I love to sing out loud on Saturday and Sunday morning while making breakfast and getting ready for my day.
Wishing you many more days like this one!
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| vintagechica |
Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 06:49:50 AM
Oh Catherine, I love Indigo Girls as well. They remind me of my college days. And your recipe sounds yummy. I need to go to the grocery store today, so I am printing this off to take with me. I love, love a good soup recipe.
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