A New Year

Today, to Stone's dismay, we have started a new thing in our house. This is the year to start eating healthy.

I have been watching a show on BBC America called you are what you eat. And realized that most of our problems are due to the foods we eat. So, I went healthy shopping.

Tonight's meal was Hearty lentil stew, broiled steak and fruit salad. Dessert was a fruit smoothie. Everyone but Stone liked the stew, Stone does not like vegetables. That's why I said much to his dismay.

Here is the recipe

Ingredients/Serves 4

225g/8 oz brown lentils

2 onions, peeled and finely chopped

1 wheat-free vegetable stock cube

4 carrots, trimmed, peeled and chopped

half a butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded and chopped

1 sweet potato, peeled and diced

4 small white potatoes, peeled and diced

1 celery stalk, trimmed and chopped

50g/2 oz fresh garden peas

100g/4 oz fresh watercress

2 tbsp chopped fresh dill

1 tsp tamari sauce/soy sauce

Method

Soak the lentils in cold waster for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and drain.

Place onions and vegetable stock cube in a saucepan with 26 oz water and bring to a boil. Add the lentils, carrots, squash, sweet potato and white potatoes. Bring back to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Add the celery and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Add the peas, watercress, dill and tamari. Can be served with sauerkraut. I opted out.

I thought it was very good and filling. 3 out 4 liked it.