So, yesterday morning I realized I had no leftovers to bring to work for lunch. This is normally fine on Mondays, as Mondays are traditionally the day to Skillet. The verb, 'to Skillet', being to go to Skillet. A little back story: while still certainly not that of Portland's, Seattle's street food scene is experiencing …
Stuffed Lentil Pancakes!
Ok, now that I've had a little post-lentil cleansing and since I'm totally out of leftovers, it is time to make some more lentil recipes! On the menu for a nice Sunday breakfast: Stuffed Lentil Pancakes.The idea of lentil pancakes came from my sister Krista, which she had eaten at Pullman's Lentilfest (going back to …
Arabic Lentil Salad
So, I realize it has been a while since I posted anything lentil, but I wanted to try to figure out how I would approach this newly-defined project. I've done some brainstorming and have a handful of recipes that should be a lot of fun.The first recipe is courtesy of my coworker Elizabeth: Arabic Lentil …
Day 6
Attention. STOP. Change in challenge. STOP. Rather than finish forty pounds of lentils in thirty days, the time limit has now been removed. STOP. That is all.Okay, so let me run you through my thoughts last night. First and foremost, I am not sick of lentils. In fact, I have gained a greater appreciation for …
Day 5
Update on lentil sprouting: So three days was a lie. The lentils had started to sprout by this morning. Also, the sprouted lentils have probably increased in size by about five times, and are about to take over the mason jar. After flipping through the old homebrewing books, I'm still trying to figure out how …
Day 4
Ahhh, for the teaser. Lentil beer anyone? That's right. The final goal. So, lentils contain carbs, which are just long sugars. Yeast ferment sugar to turn it into alcohol. Therefore, yeast should be able to ferment lentils into alcohol. Right? I haven't seemed to be able to find anyone online who has done it, but …
Day 3
A brief history of lentils:According to Wikipedia, lentils are a type of pulse, which is a subset of the legume family. The seeds grow annually in pods, usually about two seeds to each pod. They were one of the first crops to be cultivated for agriculture in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago and have been …
Day 2
It's day two of the adventure and already I can tell this will be tough. I have yet to experience any major symptoms of my 150-200g of fiber diet, except perhaps that it is so filling. In fact, looking for a diet? Try the Lentil Lite!! (patent pending) Just eat one lentil meal (let's say, …
The Beginning
LENTILS!For those who don't know the back-story, here it is to the best of my knowledge:When Anthony was younger, his mother (via his uncle) once acquired lentils in bulk at a discount price. The lentils were many and thus Anthony learned the perils of eating lentils for every meal. Sure there was diversity, in such …
Chortles and Harrumphs 