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POPSHearty Lentil Soup with Smoked Sausage
2. Add the onion and carrots to the pot, adding up to 1 Tablespoon of olive oil if necessary to prevent sticking. Cook 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring so that the vegetables are coated with the caramelized bits left in the pot from cooking the sausage. Add the garlic and cook 1 to 2 more minutes. 3. Add the water, lentils, and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, with the lid cracked, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4. Stir in the parsley, cumin, paprika, salt, and red pepper flakes if desired. Simmer, with the lid cracked, an additional 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5. Carefully puree about half of the soup in a blender on low speed until still slightly chunky, then return to the pot. Or use an immersion hand blender (I absolutely love my KitchenAid Hand Blender) to puree the soup to desired consistency. Stir in sausage. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with chopped fresh parsley if desired. Makes about 8 cups.
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POPSrecipe: rice cooker bibimbap with salmon and spinach Directions too long to clip - click through for them. Sounds tasty. We don't tend to keep kim chi on hand, but I think this might be quite tasty if taken in a slightly more Japanese direction -- and we're a lot more likely to have pickled ginger in the fridge.
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POPSVegan Blueberry Muffins This recipe was really good! not too fatty either the only thing was that after one day it did not taste as good
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POPSArt: Maria Lassnig - Nudes A new exhibition of Maria Lassnig's paintings is opening on April 25 at the Serpentine, London. Her work deals with the awareness we have of our own bodies, and rejects the strictures of traditional portraiture. Have a look at some of her work Truth and dare At nearly 90, the painter Maria Lassnig is producing the most confrontational work of her life. She talks to Adrian Searle The painter greets us, naked. She holds a gun to her own head, and aims another at her spectators. Maria Lassnig, approaching 90, might be trying to tell us something. You or Me is the title of this self-portrait, painted in 2005 and the first thing you see in her exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in London. As well as an introduction, the painting is a test: bolt and run, or stay and face the consequences. I plunged right in. Visual art Truth and dare At nearly 90, the painter Maria Lassnig is producing the most confrontational work of her life. She talks to Adrian Searle In pictur
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POPSOne-Pot Indoor Herb Garden I love plants. I don't have pets but I do have tons of plants! Yesterday, I had to re-beautify my front door area because someone either (1) stole my chair, small table, ficus tree, gloves, & potting soil or (2) they threw all that stuff in the dumpster. I know! The bastards! Of course, all that stuff has been there for the going on 4 years I've lived in the place but hey..whatever. Yesterday, I bought some new plants and added some chairs I hate and so it is much more like how I love it. But it got me thinking about having an herb garden and then my friend, Lainie, linked to this. So, now I am sharing :) If you have done this or plan to, I really would like to know how it goes. Happy Planting :)