We used brown lentils because that's what we had at home
“Too many cooks spoil the broth” isn’t always the case. CAMARADERIE makes “group cook” a fun time, and no matter how experienced you are, you can always pick up some culinary tips. My Mom and I and our friends Julie and Margot made lentil soup at a recent group cook, on a cold day when none of us wanted to go out.
Margot and I made some lentil art before cooking the soup
Julie is an INTUITIVE chef who doesn’t need a cookbook to whip up a great recipe. We started with lentils and threw in ingredients she had in her kitchen that we knew would work. Margot, Julie and I assembled the ingredients and chopped away.
My Mom intensely chopping the garlic
My Mom, the only cooking-challenged member of the team, put all of her energy into chopping the garlic and then decided she would stick with taking photos.
Molasses is the ingredient that makes this soup special
Julie recommended we saute the spices in olive oil and molasses to bring out their flavor before adding them to the soup. I learned that molasses adds an interesting, SUBTLE (sweet) flavor to a standard lentil soup recipe.
Julie giving Charis some pointers
Three sets of hands working on finishing touches. Margot was in charge of the lemon.
When you COLLABORATE in cooking, you can expand your culinary REPERTOIRE, and have lots of fun.
Charis (and Julie, Margot and Jennie)
- CAMARADERIE = friendship
- SUBTLE = delicate
- INTUITIVE = instinctive
- COLLABORATE = team up
- REPERTOIRE = collection
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