beer bread, old bay, and bobbie's lentils

currently, my second loaf of this beer bread
is in the oven. it's an ugly loaf, but super tasty. i used a hefewiezen for my beer, and brown sugar. fantastic! especially with some margarine...

i've been using tons of old bay lately. i read about it in veganyumyum's blog, and shortly thereafter found myself in a quaint fish shop looking for bottled water, and saw it. i was very excited at the time, though since then i've actually found it at whole foods. i put a dash of it in a lentil dish based loosely off of my old boss bobbie's favorite dinner, and it helped unbland the french green lentils and wilted spinach. (trader joe's chili pepper sauce helped as well.)

just:
saute a crushed garlic clove, 2 chopped green onions, and 1/2 tsp of old bay in 1/2 tbsp olive oil for 3-5 minutes. add 1 cup dry french green lentils and coat in the oil. stir for 1-2 minutes.

pour in 2 cups water, cover. simmer at medium high heat, adding water as needed for 30 minutes.

add enough water so the lentils are slightly soupy at the end of the 30 minutes, and pour into a large bowl. add handfuls of raw spinach, folding into the lentils. add another 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning and 1/2 tsp chili pepper sauce, and mix thoroughly. eat!

almost done baking for the weekend. just need to blend up a tofu omelet mixture for the marinated veggies...