Rice Lentil Poulou (from “Laurel’s Kitchen”)

The book “Laurel’s Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition” was originally published in 1976. It is a comprehensive guide to feeding your family with vegetarian, whole foods. The book is helpful even for beginners in vegetarian eating. Judging by the number of times we’ve cooked it, this would have to be our favorite.… Continue reading Rice Lentil Poulou (from “Laurel’s Kitchen”)

Lentils Monastery Style (Diet for a Small Planet)

I’ve been cooking this one for so many years that I have made it my own, so much so that for a long time I was not sure anymore what book I got it out of. But I found it again in my 1980’s paperback edition of “Diet for a Small Planet,” the seminal vegetarian… Continue reading Lentils Monastery Style (Diet for a Small Planet)