Comments on: Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes) http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/ Delicious Greek Food - Recipes and Techniques Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paul http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12575 Paul Fri, 21 May 2010 18:47:49 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12575 My mother made this without the olive oil for dinner every night during Holy Week, and a lot of the more normal recipe throughout the year. I still love this dish despite the cruel and unusual oil-less version we endured. And yes, grating the carrots is a great idea. My mother made this without the olive oil for dinner every night during Holy Week, and a lot of the more normal recipe throughout the year. I still love this dish despite the cruel and unusual oil-less version we endured. And yes, grating the carrots is a great idea.

]]> By: Erin http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12527 Erin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:14:41 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12527 my kids love to add crumbled feta to the top instead of the red wine vinegar. Tastes lovely this way as well. my kids love to add crumbled feta to the top instead of the red wine vinegar. Tastes lovely this way as well.

]]> By: Harry http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12442 Harry Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:03:16 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-12442 My grandma makes this for me, I love it :) My grandma makes this for me, I love it :)

]]> By: Andrea http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-11276 Andrea Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:14:32 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-11276 I used to eat this everyday at a restaurant I worked at (it was an absolute love affair). Took me years of begging before I got the recipe out of the cook and then years to convince myself not to mess with it, because it was too simple to believe!!! Theirs didn't even have tomatoes in it, but instead had about 4 bay leaves/1 cup of lentils. Thanks for posting, though as I was looking to refresh my memory of proportions. Greek food (even when it is just a piece of broccoli) is just....love. I used to eat this everyday at a restaurant I worked at (it was an absolute love affair). Took me years of begging before I got the recipe out of the cook and then years to convince myself not to mess with it, because it was too simple to believe!!! Theirs didn’t even have tomatoes in it, but instead had about 4 bay leaves/1 cup of lentils. Thanks for posting, though as I was looking to refresh my memory of proportions. Greek food (even when it is just a piece of broccoli) is just….love.

]]> By: lulu http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-7671 lulu Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:53:09 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-7671 When I was a kid we would often have roast beef with carrots and potatoes* on Sundays after church. It was always a huge battle to get me to eat even one cooked carrot. Then one Sunday my grandma showed me how to mash the carrots up with my potato and douse the lot with gravy. It was perfect, and apparently I haven't grown out of that approach. :-) *And onions, but my parents didn't even attempt to go there with me! When I was a kid we would often have roast beef with carrots and potatoes* on Sundays after church. It was always a huge battle to get me to eat even one cooked carrot. Then one Sunday my grandma showed me how to mash the carrots up with my potato and douse the lot with gravy. It was perfect, and apparently I haven’t grown out of that approach. :-)

*And onions, but my parents didn’t even attempt to go there with me!

]]> By: Laurie Constantino http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-7660 Laurie Constantino Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:13:56 +0000 http://mamastaverna.com/lentil-soup-fakess/#comment-7660 I'm with you - I hate biting into big chunks of carrots in soup - it's not the flavor so much as the texture. Grating them is the perfect solution. I’m with you - I hate biting into big chunks of carrots in soup - it’s not the flavor so much as the texture. Grating them is the perfect solution.

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