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Lentil Stew is a definite staple in our household. It is the ultimate comfort food, in my opinion. I find that I make this whenever I am feeling like a cold is coming on… it does wonders for nourishing body and mind. Oh, and it’s nice and cheap and easy. That’s what she<\/em> said.<\/p>\n Lentils are the perfect pantry staple because, unlike beans, they do not need to soak overnight, so if you find that dinnertime is a couple of hours away and you have no idea what to make, you can throw this together with relatively little effort. Mix and match whatever spices you want, but I tend to keep mine nice and simple. Enjoy!<\/p>\n Lentil Stew<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/p>\n Serve with brown rice and homemade cornbread with honey butter. Add some sharp cheddar too if you’re feeling cheesy (we often are). Have a lovely weekend!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lentil Stew is a definite staple in our household. It is the ultimate comfort food, in my opinion. I find that I make this whenever I am feeling like a cold is coming on… it does wonders for nourishing body and mind. Oh, and it’s nice and cheap and easy. That’s what she said. Lentils … Continue reading “Lentil Stew”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[103,171],"class_list":["post-2226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-recipes","tag-yummy-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2253,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions\/2253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Over medium heat, warm up olive oil in a large stockpot. Add garlic and cumin, stirring until fragrant. Add lentils, stirring to coat for about a minute. Add stock, bring to a boil, and lower heat to simmer. Cover and let simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAfter an hour or more, add carrots and tomatoes, breaking up into pieces with your hands if you are using whole tomatoes. Stir and cover. Cook on low another 30 minutes, then add kale. Stir and cover, cooking another 10 or 15 minutes until kale is tender.<\/div>\n![\"DSC_0059\"](\"http:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7191\/6957556815_8677340368_b.jpg\")
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