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      Ingredients:    2 tbsp olive oil  1 large onion 3 cloves garlic 2  med carrots 1 cup red lentils 3 tbsp tomato paste 1/3 cup curry paste (or 1 small can)  3 1/2 cups veg broth 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp cayenne 400 ml can coconut milk 3 tbsp lime juice Cilantro, for garnish 1 tsp salt or more to taste   Instructions:  Dice 1 onion, mince 3 cloves garlic, chop 2 carrots Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in saucepan over med heat Add prepared onion and carrots and heat until softened, about 5 min  Stir in prepared garlic, 3 tbsp tomato paste, 1/3 cup curry paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric, and1/4 tsp cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 1 min Add 1 cup red lentils, 1 tsp salt, and 3 1/2 cups veg broth Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, then let sit partially covered for about 20 min Remove from heat and stir in 400 ml can coconut milk and 3 tbsp lime juice  Add cilantro for garnish and salt to taste Yield:  Enough for two with leftovers....

  Ingredients: 1 cup pitted, cured green olives 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp harissa 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp parsley 1/4 cup olive oil Special Equipments:  Can use food processor or immersion blender, but possible to do by hand   Instructions: Roughly chop 1 clove garlic and 1 cup green olives Add chopped   garlic and olives, 1 tbsp harissa, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp parsley, and 1/4 cup olive oil to food processor if using. Pulse/blend/stir until combined into a paste Yield:  About 2 cups Source:  The Mediterranean Table Tips: Original recipe called for fresh parsley. We didn't have any on hand and I wasn't about to buy a whole thing of it for 1 tbsp so I used dried.   This is the only time I've tried tapenade so I don't know how much this compromised but it tasted good to me. I used an immersion blender for this. The recipe says to use a food processor ideally, but can be done by hand. Description: The picture in this post is from a charcuterie boar...

  Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk, can substitute water 1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper    Special Equipment:  Spaetzle grater  Instructions: Set saucepan of water to boild     Beat 2 eggs  In a bowl, combine beaten eggs with 1/4 cup milk, 1 cup flour,, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper One boiling, set spaetzle grater over pot and place the batter on top Grate into boiling water until batter is used up Let boil until spaetzle becomes solid, about 4 min Yield:  Enough to be a side in a meal for two Source:  My mother-in-law's cookbook  Tips: The original recipe said that the spaetzle would be done when it floated to the surface of the water, but I found that it did that immediately. I had to push it down with a slotted spoon and it would still pop right back up. I wasn't timing myself, just tasting as I went along and called it done when it seemed finished. But it didn't take too long. It's a similar premise to the f...