My mother used to make a good lentil soup. I amped it up a little.#lentil #soup #lunch #dinner #vegetables #sausage #Parmesan #stock #spinach #tomatoes

Cooking and eating are interwoven with my life experiences and memories. Although I do not have a collection of cookbooks in my kitchen, I do have a collection of vivid memories from childhood, from travelling, from work, and of the people I’ve met or grew up with. My memories are always combined with and connected to those of certain dishes.I love to tell stories and to cook; in fact, there is a unique connection at a very basic, universal level between the recipes and the stories; between receiving and giving, between biology and psychology. I learned or remembered the tastes of most of the dishes I create by remembering their aromas.My recipes are predominantly Middle Eastern in origin, with others from Latin America and North America, Asia and Africa. In almost all I’ve altered the ingredients somewhat from the traditional recipes to reflect the flavors that have evolved in my version of these dishes over the yearsThis Lebanese soup is a meal in itself if served with bread. It’s a great winter dish as it is very hearty and incredibly healthy. It is also very easy to make.This recipe is taken from my book "Scents of Memory: A Delicious Fusion of Stories and Healthy, Affordable Recipes from Around the World." Please check it out on Amazon

I wanted to make a soup that was a cross between Olive Garden’s pasta fagioli and Carabba’s spicy sausage and lentil soup.

This is a quick hearty meal that my family just loves. It's great on a cold winter night. I like to stick it in the crockpot and let it simmer all day, makes for a warm easy healthy dinner.

I have always loved lentil soup but always get it in the can. Finally I decided that it was time to make it the way I have always had it. And this recipe is exactly how I like it!

It's a very old recipe from my mother and her mother before her, but slightly updated by me. It's all the sausage you'd have in the original, but minus all the trouble of packing it into a pig intestine first. It's the rich beaniness of lentils coupled with classic Italian flavors, escarole, sausage, and two Italian cheeses.

Really tasty soup. Perfect for a cold winter evening. Enjoy. :chef

Recently moved and had literally nothing on hand but basic celery, carrots, onions, and my spices. Bought a bag of lentils and had lunch/dinner for a week. So good I didn't even mind I was eating soup in 80 degree weather.. 😊

So easy to make and absolutely delicious!

This soup is super nutritious! I recommend this for anyone suffering from cold spells.Bulk up the soup by cracking an egg into the soup at the end of cooking. Recipe by salaam.

No big story just love some good lentil soup and like things to be as easy as possible.