I made Hope's lentil soup/stew last night, except mine was definitely a stew because I didn't really use enough water or have a big enough pot, and mine probably had more cloves of garlic (ha, ha!). I also used two whole potatoes and a whole onion and no carrots. And a bunch of whole mushrooms with the stems removed. Oh, and cabbage, but the cabbage kind of disappeared in the mix -- I didn't use enough of it. I used seven cloves of garlic, for those of you keeping count. I spiced it with a bit of turmeric for color (could have used more), salt, pepper and oregano. And I also sprinkled in a bit of hot sauce that I found in the fridge -- I think all the various hot sauces in our fridge are Jordan's. They're all near empty and he replenishes them frequently. Anyway, it was good and I fed some to Ryan and when I looked at the tupperware in the morning, he'd already helped himself to another big serving. What a l'il scamp!