LENTIL SOUP

Well, we were expecting cold, ice, and SNOW. We got everything but the snow. I would've loved to have some for just a day or two. I must confess that this cold snap, which plunged our temperatures down into the 20's, has removed any desire I recently had to move where it is colder. Brrrrrr! I'm lovin' our temperate zone and livin' for the sunshine from here on out. Sorry, Mom. :(

The following are some pics we took the morning of our really cold snap. I sooooo wish there would've been snow, but the ice was neat to see. It's quite a rarity in our neck of the woods.



A thin coat of ice had formed on our wooden table on the back porch. It's not much, but was quite the novelty for us.

Here we see little tiny icicles. Aren't they cute?? Haha! We saw some pretty long ones hanging off TDECU's drive thru.

 

Our birds could skate, but not bathe in this birdbath.

There was even ice on our pine tree. Wow!

I hate this hose because it is sooo old. I'm so glad the water froze inside of it. Now maybe we will buy a new one. A prettier one. :)

More cutsie icicles. This time on our Jimmy.

Now doesn't this just look "cool?"  (Pun intended) 

Since it's been so cold, I wanted to make something warm and healthy for us to eat. I decided to try out a Lentil Soup recipe. It was very quick and easy to put together. It even looked kinda nice, but in all honesty, I gotta tell ya, I AM NOT LIKIN' THIS SOUP.

Of course, I didn't expect it to be as good as a plate of lasagna or a juicy hamburger, but then again ... why eat it if I don't like it, right? At least now I can say, "I tried it, and if I never eat it again it will be too soon."

So, I'm givin' this recipe a big THUMBS DOWN. Someone out there may like it, and that's great. I think I will try lentils again, just not in this recipe. Just sayin'.  

Lentil Soup with grated Parmesan cheese

[If you are interested, the recipe can be found under my RECIPES button near the top of this page under my Stick Family.]