It just doesn’t get any easier and more savory than this, folks: leftover cooked lentils (even if they’re not leftover, they cook in 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the type of lentil), roasted pistachio meats (didn’t even have to crack ‘em), and sautéed scapes (or garlic or onion or whatever aromatic you’d like). This [...]
I’ve always thought lentils were interesting — they’re not quite a pea and they’re not quite a bean, but they are a member of the legume family and as such they make great salads and soups. Nowadays, the standard brown soup lentils of my childhood have given way to speckled round French lentils, flat green [...]
Now that summer is on the way, I’m thinking about gardening and veggies and mounds of fresh produce. It’s still a little bit chilly out, though, so I’m also still enjoying warm dishes hot off the stove. In keeping with the winter-to-spring transition, this Vegetable Medley Stew is a cross-seasonal dish — it’s warm and [...]
