L is for Lentils!
I cooked lentils for the first time... exciting! Right? Since working full time and having a baby... cooking anything intensive is out of the question. One thing that I have found really helpful is to make something in a larger quantity that we can eat 2 or even three nights. Quinoa is easy for this- which I have talked about before. I wanted to find another option apart from Quinoa (which I love) which is fairly easy to cook, reheats well and is good for you. We ate these lentils with a pork chop one night and with my weekly roast chicken another night. They are tasty and hearty. The husband enjoyed the lentils... but still prefers quinoa. Here is the recipe I used. It is an Emeril recipe from the Food Network website. Ingredients 1/4 pound bacon, diced 1/4 cup small diced celery (I left this out as I don't like celery) 1/4 cup small diced onion 1/4 cup small diced carrot (bought the baby carrots in a bag and just...