how do YOU make lentil soup?

veggie broth btw

Last night I was gonna make puy lentil stew with some nice beef sausages sliced into it but I got lazy and drank instead and then it was too late to bother. Might make some tomorrow and fridge/freeze for work.

I make mine on the simple side, without meat:

veggie stock (or chicken stock sometimes)
standard brown lentils
chopped yellow onion
a bit of garlic
some grated carrot
some chopped celery
a bay leaf or two
salt & pepper

Optional stuff:
a potato, in small cubes
some shredded spinach or similar greens

It tastes good.

still eating the lentil soup that inspired this thread and my teeth STILL HURT
wtf

I did make the puy lentil sausage casserole, with fresh thyme from the garden. It was tasty.

Thinking about how my cheese & chicken pasta doesn't make me feel as awesome at 3.30pm as lentils do, contemplating making another pot of them for this week.

Manda, did you tell your dentist that your teeth still hurt?

yeah, i'm going back today for the last part of the exciting root canal process, which i imagine is a filling? definitely breaking up with this guy.

in lentil news, i can't recommend parsley enough for a simple lentil soup. it adds so much green flavor, even after a few days. love it.

threw in 1/2 cup pastina (lil starry guys) as per side of pastina box. nice touch but not quite n/l. protip from my mom: cheese rind

i have bags of brown and red. need to make soup

RIP Pastina.

Of the Ronzoni brand anyway. Barilla lives on, I think.