Lenten recipe 2

Hot and spicy lentil Lenten stew

Ingredients:

Two handfuls of green lentils, two handfuls of red lentils, a clove of garlic, a smallish onion, button mushrooms, quartered artichoke hearts, one long, red chilli pepper, half a jar of anchovies (optional for those not going vegan). Pepper to taste.

Method:

Boil water in kettle, throw lentils into medium-sized pan, pour in boiled water to cover lentils, then add some more. The lentils soak up lots of water, more gets evaporated. The lentils will take 30-35 mins. In the meantime, finely chop garlic, onion and chilli pepper; add to simmering lentils.

Then add mushrooms, artichokes to add texture and taste. The anchovies are to add protein and act as a substitute for the hydrolised vegetable protein, monosodium glutamate and salt that form that devil's handiwork, the stock cube.

The above quantities are sufficient for two portions.

And in answer to a question that Googled its way to this blog, chewing gum is OK in Lent (as far as I'm concerned). The sugar free variety, in any case - good for dental hygiene.