She Says: Blogger Secret Ingredient (Lentils)
What’s up, readers? Like that creative post title? I’m feeling a little spunky today. Student teaching went well all week. I mean, I make mistakes, but I’m not perfect. And, of course, it’s Friday. And it really feels like fall. Woo Hoo.
So. Yesterday, I ate in the cafeteria with the students again (I’ve been doing that a couple times a week) and the hot lunch was breakfast for lunch. I was so jealous of their waffles. Alas, I turned to the the rest of my All Bran Fiber Lemonade to got me through the afternoon. Thank you, Erin.
As I revealed in my previous post, I watched Dr. Weil on QVC while running. I was very hungry after watching all the good Dr. Weil kitchen products being used, so I made a lentil-based dinner. After reading Mark’s post, I really wanted a burrito. Tinga, by the way, is a great local Mexican restaurant in Montclair, N.J. It’s the kind of place where the burritos are huge, so I cut it in half intending to bring half home. Usually what happens is I eat half, then take several bites from the inside of the second half because it’s just so good. Then Mark eats the rest. Good times at Tinga.
Anyway, I made a Lentil Burrito. It was my first time cooking lentils and it was very easy. First, I made some Whole Wheat Wraps (minus the flax this time). They’re very plain and wheat tasting and I thoroughly enjoy them. So easy, too.
Here is how I made the burrito filling.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup lentils
1 cup (or more) water
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup chick peas
1/2 cup unsalted canned corn
1/2 unsalted diced tomatoes
1 cup of sauteed or grilled red peppers, green peppers and onions
2 t chili powder
1 t cumin
1 t smoked paprika
1/2 t garlic powder
Dash of Salt
To Do:
Sautee (or grill) the peppers and onions and set aside. Put lentils and water in a pan, simmer until lentils are cooked (firm, but cooked and not mushy). Add rest of the ingredients and stir.
And I ask you, how do I not have a cook book with this kind of guidance?
Serve with a spoonful of plain Greek Yogurt.
Later, I had another Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookie (or two).
I Have Such a Fat Fab A**
So, after reading your comments about loving your bodies I was encouraged by your positivity, comforted knowing I am not alone, and sad that so many of us have body hang ups. Did you know it’s Fat Talk Free Week? If you have a minute or two, watch this video that I found here. It’s very poweful.
Tags: beans, body image, burrito, cookies, lentils
October 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I am loving the homemade wheat wraps…and great use of the lentils!
October 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Great use of the Blogger Secret Ingredient! Thanks for the link!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Fabulous recipe!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:09 am
So glad that student-teaching is continuing to go well!! Fabulous!!
Lentil Burrito (hooray for the BSI ingredient of the week!) + Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookie = yum!!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I seriously need to get a SIGG. That’s what your bottle is, right? I can always tell by the look.
That wrap is jam packed with good stuff. Loving it.
Oh, and that video was incredibly good. Thanks for sharing. I like videos that force you to read every word like that – it really hits you.
October 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I love your Sigg!! Such a pretty color, and that wrap looks delicious.
October 17th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Oh, you just reminded me that I need to make more wraps – they were so good!
I am not a hugh lentil fan, that’s why I didn’t enter this weeks contest, but your recipe is making me think otherwise!
Happy Friday!
October 17th, 2008 at 11:59 am
You totally deserve a cookbook.
Those cookies = yum. Impossible to have just one.
Happy Friday!
October 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
ooh yummy – i may try that. lentils are so inexpensive and i am always looking for new ways to use them!
October 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
WOW – Wrap looks so yummy and those cookies…. umm may I have a dozen!!… love them great work. Glad your day is going well.
October 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
i NEVER would have thought of using Greek yogurt – love that idea!
October 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
That wrap looks amazing. I want. Can we get slightly more detailed instructions on how to cook the lentils? I love lentils, but I’ve only used them in soups. Does all of the water absorb, or do you have to drain them? About how long does it take?
October 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
that video was amazing. i actually cried!
October 17th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
That looks beautiful Heather! I wish I could eat lunch with you guys. I bet it’s fun!
October 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
OH HEBS… PLEASE… Did you HONESTLY need to tell me that you have a FAB a**? You have one of the FIIIINEST in alll the laahhhnd. <3 Own it, babycakes.
And those wraps look AMAZING! Seriously you should submit that into Oxygen Magazine or another health/foodie mag! (I know Oxygen isn’t your typical foodie magazine, but Gina’s recipe for Pumpkin Oats (LOVE HERRRR) was featured in this month’s Oxygen, so that’s why I thought of it!)… YOU GO BOO.
October 17th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Delish wrap! And yay for Fat Talk Free week! I wish everyone outside of the blog world knew about these awesome holidays!
October 17th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
i’m honestly so impressed you make your own wraps – i must must try. your burrito looks gooood. i love lentils. it’s so great to hear you being positive about your teaching – very inspirational. you must be such a fantastic teacher!
October 17th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
mmmmmm lentil burritos?????? i hope you win the bsi contest
October 17th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
haha I will go ahead and throw out how fab my thighs are
I’m glad student teaching went well this week and yayy its Friday! Your dinner look great. I love bean and vegi mixtures (its pretty much my lunch every day!!) Hope you two have a fun weekend!
October 17th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
wow, how delicious!!! that recipe is seriously gonna win you the bsi contest…i’m drooling.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
wow, not only lentil burritos, but making your own wraps, too?!? you rock
October 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
or would lentils roll?
October 18th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Those look SO good!
October 18th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Rose: Yes, it’s a Sigg.
Hil: I put about 1/4 cup of lentils in a pan with about 1 cup of water. I put the heat on low so the lentils wouldn’t burn, but so the water would boil a little. I cooked them for about 12 minutes. Most of the water was evaporated, but not all. i didn’t drain them because there wasn’t This was my first time cooking lentils, so I’m not sure it was the “right” way.
Caitlin: Me, too.
Julz: Thanks! The wraps are from the King Arnold Flower Cookbook, so I can’t submit them to anything.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
What’s with the little yellow thumb tack? Watch out!
October 19th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
That’s what I poke the bad students with.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:42 am
[...] indeed. I vowed that I, too, would make my own wraps from whole wheat flour. And then I forgot, and she did it again, and I was all, “Why have I not made those yet!?” So last night, I finally did. It was [...]
April 15th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Not that I’m totally impressed, but this is a lot more than I expected when I found a link on Delicious telling that the info here is awesome. Thanks.