Lentil Soup – Because It’s Good – And It Doesn’t Hurt that It’s Inexpensive
A Hearty, Economical Meal
In my reading I found a site called “Never Say Diet”. The article that caught my attention was how to cook meals for $1. In this economy, many people are looking for a way to make their budgets stretch a bit, and this article was full of ideas for inexpensive, but healthy, ingredients that would do just that. If you recall a few weeks ago I discussed the issue of food stamps, and how well someone could eat on only $176 per month. Well, if they followed this article’s suggestions, there would be money to spare. The only counter argument that could be made is that the meals assume a certain level of basic supplies in the house such as spices, cooking oils, and the like. But, once again, this shopping list will leave enough for a well-stocked kitchen. Some of the recommended items included oatmeal for breakfast (which I eat 4-5 times each week anyway), peanut butter for lunch (Annie’s favorite take-along to school), and lentils for dinner.
We just so happen to be having lentil soup tonight, because my car is in for repair and I couldn’t do my weekly shopping today. It was easy enough to put together a pot of lentil soup with inexpensive ingredients I had on hand including onions, garlic, bacon, canned tomatoes, celery, carrots, dried lentils, and pasta. As you can see, this is a well-balanced, meal in a pot. This is also the kind of meal my mother made, and her mother before her. This is old school, frugal cooking that someone from the depression era would have turned to often. But the fact is that this is soul food to me. It’s good to have an excuse to break out the old recipes and rediscover them for current times.
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