YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Lentil Soup & Sweet Potatoes

You know how much I love slow cooking and crock pots, greens and sweet potatoes. Put this delicious recipe up to cook on Sunday, and you’ll be all set for days. Consider it your “standby dinner” in case you get stuck in traffic, or at the office, or in a turnstile or a revolving door, or between a rock and a hard place. Or stuck for an idea. Or just plain don’t feel like cooking when you get home. Continue reading


YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Yellow Lentil Stew

In this, the second of three one-pot Back to Life recipes (see the introduction in my blog post from this past Sunday, January 3rd), my new #Staub cast-iron Dutch oven made its debut on our kitchen table and was everything I’d dreamed of! My family chose the dark green color, which looks beautiful wherever it sits. Magnificently designed, it is simply a gorgeous pot that squeezes every last molecule of flavor out of its ingredients, and then holds its heat like a brick wrapped in bunting. And, no, I received no compensation of any kind to say that. And, yes, it’s true. Continue reading