#lentil — Public Fediverse posts
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
#Polyculture not #Monoculture -
‘Doves and food and fun’: the fight to save a farming pioneer
#Wakelyns needs £1.2m to save its diverse organic crops and ‘micro’ enterprises including a bakery and honeybee hives
"It’s almost a political project about land use – maximising the #sustainable productivity of the land." - David Wolfe
by Patrick Barkham
Tue 30 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT"The aerial view of Wakelyns matches the experience of visiting it at ground level: in a region dominated by prairie fields of industrial agriculture, here lies a vivid green lung of land. Its sounds and sights in summer – the sleepy purr of the turtle dove, the vivid pink flash of a bullfinch – have vanished from most of the British countryside.
"But Wakelyns is not a nature reserve – it is a thriving farm, a 'living laboratory' for #agroforestry and a hub for innovation and business. It is also under threat, and its owners must raise £1.2m to turn it into a charitable community benefit society.
"The 56-acre former pig farm in Suffolk was bought by Martin and Ann Wolfe in 1992. Martin was a government plant pathologist who wanted to do more innovative research than his employers had allowed. Seeking to farm crops with fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, he created one of the first agroforestry schemes in Europe.
"Turning productive cereal-growing fields into 56 narrow 'alleys' of farmed land between rows of planted trees had been 'widely regarded as mad', said their son, #DavidWolfe, an environmental lawyer who now runs Wakelyns with his wife, Amanda Illing. 'The farmer who sold the land to them said: ‘You’ve ruined a perfectly good wheat field’.'
"Today, Wakelyns is an inspirational example of agroforestry, which has become official government policy. The government’s carbon delivery plan wants to turn 10% of arable land into agroforestry by 2050, with financial incentives to encourage more farmers to transition into something like Wakelyns.
"The lush trees that divide the alleys are all crops. After more than 30 years, some are tall trees for timber, while others provide #apples, #cherries and #plums. The most lucrative tree crop is #hazel, which is coppiced on a seven-year cycle to produce high-quality hazel stakes for traditional hedgelayers. Each stake is sold for £1.40 and Wakelyns cannot grow enough.
The farm’s motto is '#ResilienceThroughDiversity'. It pioneered the first commercial #lentil growing in the UK, and is still the country’s only commercial #BlackLentil grower. 'If Britain is serious about wanting to feed itself, we should stop growing oilseed rape for biodiesel and grow #pulses,' said Wolfe.
"Wakelyns’ diversity encompasses a uniquely genetically diverse population of wheat and multiple varieties of apple tree. When big orchards, which typically grow a narrow range of apple varieties, complain of a terrible harvest, a mixed orchard such as Wakelyns’ is fine, because every year some varieties thrive. #Monocultural farmers, says Wolfe, 'put it all on red or black'.
"Wolfe and Illing took over the farm in 2020 after Wolfe’s parents died. To the innovative farming principles, they added 'enterprise stacking', bringing people back to the land via a series of symbiotic relationships."
#SolarPunkSunday #Trees #UK #MutualAid #HempTextiles #FoodSecurity #FoodForests #CropRotation #CropDiversity #OrganicFarming #SupportUKFarms #SupportLocalFarmers
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ICYMI: Grilled #Chicken, #Lentil and Peach #Salad http://is.gd/98PVOz
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ICYMI: #SlowCooker Turmeric #Lentil Stew http://is.gd/Zxc5D0
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#SlowCooker Turmeric #Lentil Stew http://is.gd/0GdXqV
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Lentil Rolls Recipe - Like sausage rolls but vegetarian! Still delicious :)
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2467351/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national-3/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanSoup #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2467351/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national-3/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanSoup #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National
Winter has a way of pu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #Bean #cannedfish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #Foodanddrinkpreparation #foodingredients #foodwatchlistarticles #Foods #healthydiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #staplefood #Vegetable
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459274/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national-2/ -
Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National
Winter has a way of pu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #Bean #cannedfish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #Foodanddrinkpreparation #foodingredients #foodwatchlistarticles #Foods #healthydiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #staplefood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459274/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national-2/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459274/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national-2/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459271/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanDishes #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | National https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459271/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-national/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanDishes #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | Northwest & National News https://www.diningandcooking.com/2458690/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-northwest-national-news/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanDishes #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #tncen #Vegetable
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Winter wellness begins with a pantry makeover | Northwest & National News https://www.diningandcooking.com/2458690/winter-wellness-begins-with-a-pantry-makeover-northwest-national-news/ #Bean #CannedFish #cereal #Cooking #cuisine #Diet(nutrition) #Dill #food #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodIngredients #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #HealthyDiet #legume #Lentil #meal #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanDishes #Mustard(condiment) #Pea #soup #Spice #StapleFood #tncen #Vegetable
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French Lentil Salad – The New York Times https://www.diningandcooking.com/2458673/french-lentil-salad-the-new-york-times/ #Cooking #francais #france #French #FrenchCooking #FrenchFood #Herb #Lentil
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French Lentil Salad – The New York Times https://www.diningandcooking.com/2458673/french-lentil-salad-the-new-york-times/ #Cooking #francais #france #French #FrenchCooking #FrenchFood #Herb #Lentil
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Prince George’s School Lunch Boosts Sales of French Lentils
You heard it from us first: The hottest legume of the season is not the peanut, soybean, or alfalfa, but the humble lentil—and it’s all thanks to a rather enterprising young lad by the name of Prince George. Accord…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchlunch #Lunch #francais #france #French #Lentil #lunch #popculture #trends #trends+news
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Prince George’s School Lunch Boosts Sales of French Lentils
You heard it from us first: The hottest legume of the season is not the peanut, soybean, or alfalfa, but the humble lentil—and it’s all thanks to a rather enterprising young lad by the name of Prince George. Accord…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchlunch #Lunch #francais #france #French #Lentil #lunch #popculture #trends #trends+news
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2437473/prince-georges-school-lunch-boosts-sales-of-french-lentils/ -
Prince George’s School Lunch Boosts Sales of French Lentils https://www.diningandcooking.com/2437473/prince-georges-school-lunch-boosts-sales-of-french-lentils/ #francais #france #French #FrenchLunch #Lentil #lunch #PopCulture #trends #Trends+News
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Prince George’s School Lunch Boosts Sales of French Lentils https://www.diningandcooking.com/2437473/prince-georges-school-lunch-boosts-sales-of-french-lentils/ #francais #france #French #FrenchLunch #Lentil #lunch #PopCulture #trends #Trends+News
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curry lentil soup w roasted cauliflower #vegetarian #curry #lentil #soup
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curry lentil soup w roasted cauliflower #vegetarian #curry #lentil #soup
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Top tips, advice and recipes for a merry plant-based Christmas meal https://www.diningandcooking.com/2430204/top-tips-advice-and-recipes-for-a-merry-plant-based-christmas-meal/ ##yuletide #advice #And #carnivore #Chestnut #christmas #ChristmasAppetizes #ChristmasDesserts #ChristmasDinner #ChristmasDinnerRecipes #ChristmasFood #ChristmasRecipes #ChristmasSides #confirmed #dining #for #Gravy #Lamb #Lentil #Maybe #meal #Merry #Mushroom #Mustard #Onion #Pie #plantbased #Recipes #roast #table #thought #tips #top #Turkey #wants #with
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Top tips, advice and recipes for a merry plant-based Christmas meal https://www.diningandcooking.com/2430204/top-tips-advice-and-recipes-for-a-merry-plant-based-christmas-meal/ ##yuletide #advice #And #carnivore #Chestnut #christmas #ChristmasAppetizes #ChristmasDesserts #ChristmasDinner #ChristmasDinnerRecipes #ChristmasFood #ChristmasRecipes #ChristmasSides #confirmed #dining #for #Gravy #Lamb #Lentil #Maybe #meal #Merry #Mushroom #Mustard #Onion #Pie #plantbased #Recipes #roast #table #thought #tips #top #Turkey #wants #with
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#baking done for tomorrows @ByMUG picnic at Strathcona park.
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Lots of ideas for using roasted vegetables in my new video! #Mediterranean veg tarts, roasted root veg #soup, #pasta sauce and a puy #lentil, green veg and feta salad. Plus, I share one of my favourite homemade tomato #sauce #recipes!
Video here —> https://youtu.be/M2NYVAuipcM <—
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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Favourite Comfort Foods and Why (+ Recipes)
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for the next post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you want to join in the challenge, you can find the topics for 2025 here, and if you’d like to read other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can find them here.
Favourite Comfort Foods and Why (+ Recipes)
Now that I’m starting to eat like a human being again, I’m starting to eat some of the foods I loved growing up. One of my favourite foods is my Nanna’s split pea soup (which, confusingly, is prepared with yellow lentils).
It’s a hearty and filling soup, which takes me right back to my childhood whenever I eat it. My Nanna would mostly make this in the winter or whenever we asked.
Yellow Split Pea Soup
Recipe:
2 cups yellow lentils
2 cups of chopped onion
2 cups of chopped carrot
8 cups of stock (my Nanna used chicken— I use vegetarian-friendly chicken stock—I know, it sounds like an oxymoron).
1/4 of a turnip or swede chopped into small chunks.
A pinch of salt.Method:
Cook everything all together in one large pan. Cover and bring up to a boil, then simmer until the vegetables and lentils are tender. For me, it takes about 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.When the vegetables and lentils are tender, blitz everything with an immersion blender and serve.
Another of our favourite comfort recipes is a simple cheese pasta. It’s pretty easy, and everyone on the planet probably has their own version, but I’ll share it anyway.
Cheesy Pasta
Recipe:
1 bag of pasta (of your choice, though we use either penne or Conchiglie)
1 mountain of cheese (of your choice, but cheddar is delicious)
some milk
1 tsp of mustard (I suppose you could use any, but we use English, giving it a bit of sharpness).Method:
This recipe is super easy and, for the most part, involves instinct and guesswork.
Cook the pasta to your preference (I like al dente, but my husband likes it super cooked – either way, it’s delicious).Scoop out a few tbs of pasta water and leave to one side. Drain your pasta and return to the pan.
Add in your mountain of cheese (this is the guesswork because it depends on your personal tastes).
Stir in the cheese along with the pasta water you saved.
Add the milk splash by splash until the cheese and pasta are at the consistency and texture you like.
Add the tsp of mustard, stir again and serve.
Sometimes, we serve this with salad, and sometimes, we add tomatoes (we’ve even been known to add tuna if we’re feeling reckless!).
Anyway, that’s it for post 13. I’m intrigued to discover some of your favourite comfort foods and recipes.
As always, thanks so much for stopping by. I really appreciate it.
Until next time,
George
© 2025 GLT
#challenge #comfortFood #lentil #pasta #recipes #splitPea #Wednesday #WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge
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This afternoon’s food prep for the week involved making #lentil patties with sesame seeds, green onions and asparagus.
I’ll enjoy them with some avocado and clementines, as a side to our usual veggie soup.
( much to @WTL ’s chagrin)
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A warmly spiced #lentil #soup with homemade pitta breads can brighten up the gloomiest February day! https://youtu.be/GY0agOOX4F8
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Pulled half of the #Thanksgiving turkey bone out of the freezer to make some #lentil #soup. So far so good.
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4 beans soup with corn in my new second hand cast iron pot.
Used vegetables from the balcony and cooked with green lentils, black lentils,mong beans, daal lentils with corn, slow cooked in the pot I bought from a guy back in Paris, but never used before. -
4 beans soup with corn in my new second hand cast iron pot.
Used vegetables from the balcony and cooked with green lentils, black lentils,mong beans, daal lentils with corn, slow cooked in the pot I bought from a guy back in Paris, but never used before. -
@etherdiver If you haven't seen it already, lots of #lentil recipes in the replies to this thread https://hachyderm.io/@hbuchel/112199249786481950
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@etherdiver If you haven't seen it already, lots of #lentil recipes in the replies to this thread https://hachyderm.io/@hbuchel/112199249786481950
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Dear Friends of #drones, :ablobgoodnight:
#Today I have been guzzling ginger beer and #sipping #Port.
Eating #Homemade #twittermass … eh sorry Siri, X-Mass #Cake.All delicious!
I am #pleased to report we have been #gifted:
- kettle chips, including #vegan #lentil chips. Also known as #cwisps
in the #FreeStates of #Brexit Island - mince pies with suet but no mincing or quince
- alcohol free #Punch … (is there a #Judy version?)
- #chocolate brownies
- liqueur chocolates
etc.
Was also able to see #Granny #Smiths #Apples (a #Pure #Consumerist Americana) latest bauble babble AI work as not intended. Our familiar friend is a ‘#creatives’ #trainer
touting Apple as more secure than #Android/#Alexia. A turn on your tracker fan-gal
and Apple ‘free’ training sessions, slave/employee of the mouth
Well I must #admit I was more #tempted by the #unavailable #courses:
- #Jail-breaking with #OpenSource #Swift (no hollow #laughing at the back please)
- #Running #Debian on your McDonald’s booking, Sorry Siri, Mac-book Pro
- Bartering in your VPN, Search Engine, Afri-acana #Safari #browser for a brand olde
wonderland real life computer …
As I was a little drunk was able to be admonished by Siri on two separate spook devices … eh … table phones.
Yep! Peeps feel it is safe to have phones on, and on the table.
Therefore think it is OK to hijack other peoples devices by saying hey Siri and …
talking over their efforts and issuing commands to turn themselves off permanently and provide a list of swear words they do not recommend etc.I am a #bad, bad #juvenile #hostess. Too #Bad! More #tips #welcome?
Anyways, we all had a great #FunTime, Apart from #Siri the Artificial Imbecile (#AI)
Gaia coming soon. General Ass-kicking Inclusive Assistant :black_block_blob: - kettle chips, including #vegan #lentil chips. Also known as #cwisps
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Dear Friends of #drones, :ablobgoodnight:
#Today I have been guzzling ginger beer and #sipping #Port.
Eating #Homemade #twittermass … eh sorry Siri, X-Mass #Cake.All delicious!
I am #pleased to report we have been #gifted:
- kettle chips, including #vegan #lentil chips. Also known as #cwisps
in the #FreeStates of #Brexit Island - mince pies with suet but no mincing or quince
- alcohol free #Punch … (is there a #Judy version?)
- #chocolate brownies
- liqueur chocolates
etc.
Was also able to see #Granny #Smiths #Apples (a #Pure #Consumerist Americana) latest bauble babble AI work as not intended. Our familiar friend is a ‘#creatives’ #trainer
touting Apple as more secure than #Android/#Alexia. A turn on your tracker fan-gal
and Apple ‘free’ training sessions, slave/employee of the mouth
Well I must #admit I was more #tempted by the #unavailable #courses:
- #Jail-breaking with #OpenSource #Swift (no hollow #laughing at the back please)
- #Running #Debian on your McDonald’s booking, Sorry Siri, Mac-book Pro
- Bartering in your VPN, Search Engine, Afri-acana #Safari #browser for a brand olde
wonderland real life computer …
As I was a little drunk was able to be admonished by Siri on two separate spook devices … eh … table phones.
Yep! Peeps feel it is safe to have phones on, and on the table.
Therefore think it is OK to hijack other peoples devices by saying hey Siri and …
talking over their efforts and issuing commands to turn themselves off permanently and provide a list of swear words they do not recommend etc.I am a #bad, bad #juvenile #hostess. Too #Bad! More #tips #welcome?
Anyways, we all had a great #FunTime, Apart from #Siri the Artificial Imbecile (#AI)
Gaia coming soon. General Ass-kicking Inclusive Assistant :black_block_blob: - kettle chips, including #vegan #lentil chips. Also known as #cwisps
