LISA'S LENTIL AND LEGUME LOVE

How easy is it to make lentils? Easier than Kraft macaroni and cheese! Seriously.. really really. Cheap, easy, and fast-- bad in qualities for your son's girlfriend, good in qualities for your cooking!>>>>>>>HOW TO MAKE LOTS 'O LENTILS>>>>>>> 1 C lentils (brown, cheap, ~$1/# bag).......3-4C water.......1 bay leaf (optional).......bring water to boil, put lentils and bay leaf in boiling water and turn heat waaaay down until the water is barely trembling with a low simmer.....have a life for 20 minutes (no longer!!).......drain lentils and remove bay leaf....that's it!!.......toss with BBQ sauce and put over a baked white/sweet potato.....put on rice with whatever other veg you might have in the fridge/freezer (free-form rice bowl).......or, do what i'm having tonight, and make a packet of Sloppy Joe mix *(.59 packet from Kroger/Smith's) using lentils instead of ground beef, served over toasted Hawaii'an rolls or hamburger buns.....use 1/2 and 1/2 in chili or other recipes that call for ground beef (more protein and less cost and the sauce/spices will make so that no one knows the difference-- double happiness!)>>>>>>>Let me know your lentil/legume success stories!!