What’s for dinner?

Homemade Parmesan Chicken and fresh angel-hair tossed with olive oil and Truffle Zest.   I just love this truffle zest.   It makes the world a better place! :P

Ash Wednesday Red Lentil Soup (adapted from a recipe I found in a magazine)

1 medium onion, chopped

Olive oil or butter enough to sauté onion in

1 can chopped tomatoes (14 oz)

1 ½ cups dry red lentils

1 can vegetable broth

3-5 handfuls of cubed carrots, potatoes, and parsnips (I substituted sweet potato for the parsnips)

¼ clove of garlic (dh is picky and I had to omit)

1 squeeze tomato paste

Salt to taste

(I added some kicky spices to it)

Lemon juice

Sour cream

Parsley

Sauté the chopped onion in butter or oil in your soup pot.  Add garlic if you like.  Stir in the tomatoes, 3 empty cans of water, vegetable broth and the red lentils.  Sprinkle in a healthy pinch of salt.  Add cubed veggies and tomato paste.

Cover, and bring to a boil.  Reduce to a low heat and cook for another 20 minutes until the lentils and vegetables are soft.  Serving options include a squeeze of lemon juice, parsley, and/or sour cream.

Tastier than I thought it would be.  :)

edit--Felt like I was damning it with faint praise earlier.  It was good.  And even better tonight.:)

 Schmetterling:

Ash Wednesday Red Lentil Soup (adapted from a recipe I found in a magazine)

1 medium onion, chopped

Olive oil or butter enough to sauté onion in

1 can chopped tomatoes (14 oz)

1 ½ cups dry red lentils

I also had lentils for dinner, the classic Greek type of them, with onions, tomato, garlic, and similar spices to "Stifado". 

Also had some great salad, cause someone in my house actually bought spinach at last, and I love everything with spinach.

Now it's after midnight & I'm terribly hungry, after a binge watch of YT videos with "People's reaction to Greek food" etc, f*** YT and it's recommendations, lol!! The last one I watched has food similar to what we usually eat here (maybe you'll get some ideas on what to cook, you can ask me on any of these recipes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWF17j8AdA

I made a traditional swedish meal: meatballs, potatoes, lingonberry and swedish brown sauce. 

beef, taco seasoning packet, sweet potato puree and brown rice

 JoanneSmith:

Made Korean Japchae - turned out yummy.   Been meaning to try it for awhile but had to get the noodles.    Here's a video incase anyone interested  Video

I checked on-line for Amazon to find the noodles.  Been meaning to give it a try myself.  Ours would have to be vegan due to dh's dietary needs, but I thought it still might be worth tweaking and giving a shot.  :)

 JoanneSmith:

the noodles are made with 100% sweet potato starch. Here's the noodles I bought from Amazon:  Here   And the dish could be made just as tastily with shitake or portobello mushrooms instead of beef IMO.   

That was my thought as well.  Mushrooms in place of the meat.    Thanks for the link!  :)

currently gurgling away - coconut milk, butternut squash puree, brown rice, chicken with curry powder (coriander, turmeric, mustard, cumin, fenugreek, paprika, cayenne, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves)

a cheery yellow color :)