Snow Day and Lentils

Hi all! Guess what... we have a SNOW DAY today!! It is 6am and there it is not even snowing, but we are under a blizzard warning with 8-15 inches expected (isn't that a large range?). Anyways, now that we were already awake to take Jen to the airport for her business trip, I thought I would post this yummy recipe. It was a big hit, even with some skeptical flesh eaters!

Sloppy Lentils
pg 104 Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

1 T olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 small red or green pepper, chopped
1 T chili powder
1.5 c dried brown lentils, picked over and rinsed
1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
3 c water
2 T soy sauce
1 T prepared mustard
1 T light brown sugar
1 t salt
freshly ground black pepper

1. Cook onion and pepper in a fry pan in oil until softened. Add chili powder to coat.

2. Transfer onion mixture to a 3.5-4 qt slow cooker. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

my changes: I added lots more veggies in the beginning (celery, lots of carrots), which added a little extra good flavor. I also added garlic in the beginning sauteing (just because I like garlic kind of a lot). I doubled the mustard because J likes mustard. Besides that, we had the sandwiches open-faced with melted cheddar cheese and fresh onion on top. Very yummy!

Beer Fest

Yeah for beer!! Joey found a beer tasting festival in Boulder on February 28th. We thought it was going to be a nice, relaxing time since our ticket only bought us sixteen - 2 oz samples. Little did we know... most bartenders weren't checking tickets, and there were 77 beers on tap, all of which were over 8%! Needless to say, we had a good time!

Dogs!

SO tired...

Hiking near the foothills - it was so windy we could barely look at the camera.

Sammy looking out the window

Are there any brains in your head, Sophie?

Sophie LOVES it when we hold her close!

See, they are like real dogs!