A little while ago I won a contest on Beth’s blog for some yarn. Her parcel arrived yesterday, and I was overwhelmed. There was so much more in it than just the yarn I was expecting.
Beautiful malabrigo yarn (this is going to marinate while I ruminate on the perfect pattern - suggestions welcome), a book for Gorgeous Girl (which she thinks is hilarious, apparently Mummy making animal noises is very funny), some fabulous fabric and two Yarn Harlot books which are impossible to get here! I’m halfway through one already.
Thank you so much Beth!
I promised you a dahl recipe. This makes a ton of it, so I always freeze half.
INGREDIENTS
2 large carrots
2 large parsnips
1 large onion
2 stock cubes (beef flavour)
500 grams of red lentils (about 1.1023 pounds) 
fresh ginger (about 5 centimetres - 2 inches)
two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
water
METHOD
Finely chop the onion and saute in a large saucepan with the oil.
Grate the carrots and parsnips (I use a food processor) and add to the onion
Grate the ginger finely and add to the pot.
Pour in the packet of red lentils and then add water (about 6 cups) it should be an inch or so above the vegetables and lentils. NB I use water I’ve already boiled in the electric kettle to cut down on cooking time)
Stir well, bring to the boil, then turn down to the lowest setting on your stove, cover with a lid and leave it until cooked.
Simple really. You may also wish to add salt, depending on the saltiness of your stock cubes. It’s great with fresh crusty bread, and is always better the second day. In fact I usually make it and then leave it overnight in the fridge.
2008 Book List
17. Trajectories - Julian Rathbone
Come back tomorrow for a big annoucement.
No fair, Iwant to konw the big announcement now!
Wish you could do a YouTube type video of her laughing! Great goodies, pat ourselves on the back, we are a supportive community, it is a pity that so many of us are so very far apart.
Read Araminta, gosh I just love that name, another story for me….when my son used to laugh like that…right up until he was about six years old, all was right with the world, for us and anyone who heard it. It is really something to treasure and I so appreciate you sharing your little sweetie with us.
You know, maybe that’s why E loved that book, too. She still laughs at me when I do silly things.
Thanks for sharing your recipe. It sounds delicious!
Yum, I love dahl.
What a super fab packet you received!!
Hooray!
Dang, I won’t be around tomorrow (visit to MIL, no internet) so I won’t get to know what the announcement is for days. Though I think I might already know.
Oh well, I suppose I shall survive until Sunday evening. Perhaps.
Moo, Baa, Lalala! A huge favorite here as is Barnyard Dance:)
I used to have that Boynton book; Secondborn found another copy and reads it to The Bitties regularly, with different voices for each animal.
“It’s quiet now. What do *you* say?”