A New Obsession...Steamed Lentils.

WHOOOAAAA I almost forgot how to create a new blog post.

Lucky for you, Eric was here to help me!



As you may or may not know, Eric and I recently moved to a new apartment complex in good old Charlottesville. Right next to TRADER JOE'S. I've fallen in love with so many of their products, even the gross looking Green Plant juice. Trust me on this one - drink it out of a non-see-through glass, and it tastes delicious - like a pink or purple juice!

Another item I've fallen head-over-heels in love with is the steamed lentils! Again, they look a little gross, but they are very very yummy. TRUST. Recently, I used them to create a recipe I will share with you today called....

(drum roll please...)


LENTIL SLOPPY JOES!!! 


This recipe is super easy and guaranteed to be a husband/fiance/boyfriend pleaser! Eric loves him some lentil sloppy joes, and he is super manly. I mean, check out his beard.

It's a snow day, I'm still in my PJ's, feeling super lazy sooooo.....here is a picture of the recipe!

I thought these were a little too sloppy for sandwiches, so we had them open-faced. If you want to get a little crazy though, feel free to make a sandwich! Let me know what you think!

I know you're laughing at my picture right now, because it looks like poo....literally. BUT, you're missing out if you don't give these lentil sloppy joes a try.....

Creamy Avo-Fredo Sauce

Not to brag or anything, but I just made the best pasta sauce EVER.

It was so good that when Eric wasn't looking, I licked my bowl. And spoon. And food processor.

It all started when I had one lonely avocado ripening quickly in my fruit/vegetable/candy basket. Of course I couldn't let this thing go to waste, and I didn't have the rest of the ingredients for guacamole, so I looked around the kitchen, threw a few things in the food processor, and came up with this delightfully light, but sinfully delicious...

Creamy Avo-Fredo Sauce!! 

I served my sauce over some whole-grain rotini noodles, but any pasta would work! I would give the whole-grain noodles a try though, especially with this sauce. It makes a yummy combination! 

Here's a picture of the pasta I used, in case you want to be a complete copy-cat: 

Now for the good stuff...

Creamy Avo-Fredo Sauce

Servings: 2

Ingredients: 

• 1 Avocado
• 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup half and half (I used fat free!)
• 1/4 tsp minced garlic (or 1 medium clove of fresh garlic) 
• 1 Tbs lemon juice (or the juice of half of a lemon) 
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions: 

• Scoop out all the meat from the avocado and place in food processor. Put the rest of the ingredients in, and process until smooth. 
• Resist the urge to eat it directly from the food processor. 
• Serve over your pasta of choice, sprinkle with parmesan if you'd like, and enjoy! 

**I served the sauce over freshly cooked noodles that were still warm, so it warmed up the sauce a tad. You can heat up the sauce if you'd like, but I think it's awesome just straight out of the food processor.