Tonight's dinner experiment

[sylvar]

Currently sweating:

1 Tbsp. butter
1 Vidalia-grown onion, chopped
1/2 lb. frozen bell peppers (mostly yellow and red, I think)
Several enthusiastic dashes of sweet curry powder from Penzey's

On deck:

1 cup yellow lentils
3 cups water

I wish I had:

Golden raisins
$2.49 bottle of chardonnay from Trader Joe's (it's nearby, but I don't want to go out while this cooks)

So whaddaya call 'at, then?

Lentil pilaf, I guess.

Comments

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

protip, assuming you have leftovers: get half the leftovers and puree in a blender (or mortar and pestle if you're just THAT hardcore). combine with the other half for an awesome soup (a dash of yogurt (plain) or sour cream goes well with it, but hardly necessary).

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no leftovers this time. Maybe when I make a two-cups-of-lentils batch. And if I'm going to use my mortar and pestle, I'm gonna use it *before* the lentils are cooked. I wish I had Alton's kitchen and could just reach up off-camera and pull out an immersion blender, but around here I just overcook the leftovers and stir like mad.