STEWING.

lentil soup is mental fruit, dudes.
lentils are good for you-
that's what they tell me.
they taste pretty freakin' good to me, so i'll believe they are good for me,
and i'm gonna go ahead and eat a lot of 'em, so we'll see where that takes us.
guys,
hearty, smoky, spicy lentil stew?
yes, please:

C'MON!!
this stuff is maxxxed-out expert hottness for your face!!
that's for sure.
the lemon?
it's exxxactly the right tangy brightness to turn the taste up to eleven.
my homemamde sourdough is pretty tasty,
even when it's got very light, tight, regular crumb.
i mean it- every loaf is a new delight.
so, when it's flame-grilled, buttered, and dunked into some sexxxy soup?
you know that's that good goodness, f'really-realsies.
mmhmmm.
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the lentils, tho.
this one was better than usual,
and the usual is really muh-fuhh'n good already.
neighbors, too much is the right amount.
i believe it.
i have red and green lentils in there,
and two kinds of tomatoes,
and three different hot peppery additives,
and a lot of sprankles.
that's the only way to doo-doo that freaky sh!t.
alright, ok, ok, ok......
here's the recipe, friends:
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MENTAL FRUIT!
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melt three pats of vegan butter in a 3 quart saucepot;
add 2.3 cup minced sweet onion;
1 sliced peeled purple carrot;
2 cloves crushed garlic;
1/3 cup red lentils;
1 T nootch;
1 tsp ea. GPOP, thyme, sage, dried parsley, crushed red pepper flakes.
toast the lentils and brown the garlic and when it all gets aromatic,
and the onions are see-through,
add:
2 T red wine vinegar;
cracked black pepper;
1/2 tsp DILL SEEDS! (this makes it SOOOOO elite)
1 15oz can petite diced tomatoes, with the juice;
2 tsp better than bouillon veg base;
2 bay leaves;
1 15 oz can drained organic lentils;
1/2 cup orange sweet baby grape tomatoes-
get that all bubblin', then add:
dash liquid smoke;
1 T ho'sauce of your choice (i used a green one)
1 tsp smoked hot paprika;
1/4 cup wild red rice;
1/2 lemon's juice;
32 oz warm water.
cover, bring it back up to a boil, lid it, and let it simmer thirty more minutes.
while it's doing it's thing, go do something else, man.
don't waste time.
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when it's ready, and the red lentils have dissolved to dal,
and the red rice has exploded out of it's husks,
y'gotta freak it off with some spranks.
rules is rules, and it isn't finished until you add some dazzlers on top.
parsley, scallion, and radicchio ribbons are where it's at.
if you somehow don't have a second bowl, you're probably dead inside.
it's too good, and too warm, and so smoky, and a little spicy,
and that's real.
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and then i fell fast asleep.
uh-huh.
saturday night in the woodsly goodness had me ready to stop being conscious.
the roads were so packed with cars i was mad even when i wasn't in my car.
i blasted out six tattoos, and there are folks trying to stack up our days
for vacation week magic SO hard this week.
turns out, that makes me sleepy,
so after three bowls and a few exxxtra spoonfuls of this soupy stew,
i was saturated with spice and warmth,
and i was also quite sleepy.
did i miss out on anything?
i might've.
did i sleep soundly?
for the first few hours, i was practically dead, as a matter of fact.
i must've needed it, because it happened without me even knowing.
i started a movie, i woke up in the dark way later.
and today there's more where that came from;
never quiet, never soft.....