d Constitutional Cooking: Lentil Soup. Red Wine. I can't make a pun out of this.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Lentil Soup. Red Wine. I can't make a pun out of this.

I'm crappy at puns anyway.

Fall has arrived here. Leaves are changing, air is crisp. Definitely my favorite time of year.

Time for soup. My mom made this for lunch today at her house, so I thought I'd copy the idea for my supper.

Lentil Soup: I combined some recipes to make do with what I had on hand...
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1-2 minced cloves of garlic
  • handful of chopped carrots
  • 1 c lentils
  • 3 c or so of broth (I used chicken)
  • 1/2 t cumin
  • 1/2 t thyme
Saute garlic and onion in a soup pot, and when almost done add the carrots. Once onions are soft and translucent, add everything else, cover and simmer. After about 30 min I cracked the lid and added some more broth. Tastes good so far. Many recipes call for a can of stewed tomatoes and celery, but I didn't have any on hand. Bacon would be good, or sausage too. I'm going to make a little salad on the side.

The farmer's market in town has a really great wine shop, a knowledgeable staff, and a Terrific Tens section. After talking to the guy working there, I got two, one of which I haven't tried yet. The CaDonini (with the butterfly label) was 6.99 and is absolutely delish w/ pizza and basically anything else. The Malbec is supposed to be good as well, but I've not had occasion to open it just yet.

posted by mg at 5:55 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger ek said...

The Malbec was less than $10 too? I love Malbec. Like a person should not love an alcoholic beverage.

3:27 PM  

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