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Curried lentil and sweet potato soup

Jan 11th, 2012
by ben.
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Curried Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Date: 1/8/2012

Recipe: http://denueva.blogspot.com/2011/11/curried-lentil-and-sweet-potato-soup.html

Modifications: I forgot to add the diced bell pepper, whoops. Nicki forgot the carrots, so between the two of us we have a full meal :) We also used the immersion blender to thicken the soup up. It’s easier for Annie to eat and Erin and I prefer blended soups. I also didn’t put nearly as much liquid as it called for (4-5 cups was what we used) – it could have used more probably, especially after eating the leftovers which thicken up considerably, but the batch would have been HUGE if we had added the full 8 cups it called for.

Time to table: 1 hour

Servings: 6 adults

Ben: Like

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: This was a very easy recipe to make and had enough leftovers to make a second dinner out of, which is always a win in my book. We say Annie “liked” this meal, but the threshold for her to like something has gone way down as she seems to be getting pickier about the food we serve her, which is not cool. “Like” in this case means that she ate a few (5 or so) bites voluntarily and dipped her bread it in before announcing she was all done and wanted fruit.

Curried Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

Thai Curry

Jun 21st, 2011
by ben.
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Curry

Date: June 16, 2011

Recipe:

  • 15 oz coconut milk
  • 1 cup vegetable  broth
  • 1-2 T curry paste
  • 1 T brown sugar
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 T fish sauce
  • 1 inch of ginger, peeled and diced
  • 1-2 thai chilies (optional, for heat)
  • 2 c broccoli
  • 2 c sweet potato, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  1. Start cooking 1-2 cups rice. I like to make extra and use the leftover rice for fried rice.
  2. Food process the brown sugar, garlic, fish sauce, ginger, and thai chilis. Maybe add some of the broth to make it process easier.
  3. mix the first four ingredients into a saucepan and add the mixture from the food processor.
  4. simmer for 5-10 minutes to let everything cook together and then serve the curry over rice (I like basmati rice).

Modifications: I skip the thai chilies and just add spice to my portion, in deference to Erin and Annie

Time to table: 30 minutes

Servings: 3 adult meals, 1 toddler meal

Ben: Love

Erin: Like

Annie: Like

Notes: This is really easy to make and versatile as you can use any number of vegetables or meat in the curry. On a side note, rice and Annie don’t seem to mix, as rice is a pain to clean off floors and carpet.

Annie loves broccoli

Not feeling the broccoli so much.

Annie eating curry