Two Way Lentil Soup: Vegan or Not

Lentils: They can be frugal or fabulous. We grew up with the frugal version: brown lentil stew on meatless days. Friend and cookbook author Triset De Fonseka uses red lentils in her Sri Lankan dals. I’ve enjoyed the fabulous, too, like pan roasted salmon on a bed of black/beluga lentils.  Out of all the lentil recipes that folks make, though, lentil soup is at the … Continue reading Two Way Lentil Soup: Vegan or Not

Strawberry Jam and Grape Jelly from Frozen Fruits & Juice!

Cleaning out my freezer is always an adventure. I find items completely forgotten about because they somehow landed in the wrong place. Like a 2 pound bag of small, sweet strawberries picked last June. That was tucked behind containers of farro and freekeh. Hidden between jars of bone broth was a quart jar almost full of grape juice. That had to be from making grape … Continue reading Strawberry Jam and Grape Jelly from Frozen Fruits & Juice!