food for the soul

i've been sick as a dog, there for i don't have much to report except 

that there is a lot of really bad daytime TV. i feel as tho my brain is rotting. 

today i got up and made soup. i hate soup, but i hate bring sick more.

 i have been really into this lentil soup at the little deli by my work. 

so i thought i would try and copy it. 

its not quite the same but its pretty damn good. the slow cooker is a magical machine.

the nice thing about this soup is that it freezes well... and thats a good thing this is a lot of soup! 

nice to have some reserve for the next round of crud or just a lazy night. 

i served this with a piece of  lightly toasted whole wheat bread  sprinkled with Parmesan cheese 

and butter, also a little sour cream on the husbands. he's a kinda picky this is a little too healthy for him.

nothing a dollop sour cream can't fix. 

here goes

2 cups of brown lentils, rinsed and drained twice 

8 cups chicken stock

1 bay lief

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

6 small potatoes, pealed and cut in half

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon garlic power

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

just a pinch of cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon caraway seed

1/2 teaspoon celery salt

fresh pepper to taste

mix everything together in your 5 to 6 quart slow cooker

cover and set to low for 8-10 hours

remove bay lief before you serve...

*just a little side note.....  i like to take my 

immersion blender and just give it a couple of pulses just to thicken it up a bit

it breaks everything up nicely*

the second best thing about slow cooking is your house smells like heaven.

downside crazy neighbors commenting trying to chat me up. 

i'm sick people. it's soup.... buzzzzzz off.