I so need you all to trust me on this one. These cookies are amazing. I am not going to pretend that these are health food–they are still cookies–but the lentils let you reduce the butter by half, while maintaining a really crispy texture on the outside, with a soft center. In fact, I prefer [...]
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Red Lentil and Toasted Walnut Pate
My first experience with a lentil-walnut pate was many years ago when I was in England. At that point I was a full-time vegetarian, and I was surprised at the number of meatless options available in most of the places we traveled. I had a version of this pate at a pub in the Lake [...]
Lentil and Sweet Corn Cakes with Cilantro-Yogurt Drizzle
OK, it is still hot, but these just require a little stove-top sizzle so they almost don’t count as cooking. I am a big fan of lentils and think they are highly underutilized in the U.S., as most people stick with basic lentil soup or avoid them all together. Lentils cook quickly, taste a little [...]
Lentil-Walnut Loaf with Smoked Gouda and Green Chiles
I know, I know–lentil loaf? That 1970′s crunchy-granola stuff that tasted like dirt and looked brown and felt squidgy? Well, yes and no. I am here to convert you to the cause. This is not your mama’s lentil loaf! I became mildly obsessed with lentil-nut loaves in the mid ’90s. I spent some time [...]
Street Food Series: Bunny Chow
Bunny Chow has nothing to do with lettuce. According to Troth Wells, author of The World of Street Food, this dish of lentil curry served in a container of bread had its origins in apartheid policies. Segregation rules meant that restaurants could not serve “colored” people, so curry shops came up with an ingenious take-out [...]
Lentil and New Potato Moussaka
Moussaka is a classic Greek dish that typically layers olive-oil softened slices of eggplant with a meat sauce and a topping of egg-enriched bechamel. We had a number of small eggplants accumulated from the CSA, so I decided to do a lighter, vegetarian version for the evening meal. This recipe is easy but it [...]
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