Stews are not only delicious when it’s cold outside. A dish like this Stew with Lentils, Potatoes & Smokey Sausage tastes great all year round and is therefore something you can cook any day of the year. You might not need this as a warming dish in the height of summer, but if you are looking for something tasty, it does not matter if it’s freezing or hot outside. ;P
Even though the selection of veggies and fruit is often not as good in winter as it is in spring or summer, you can still prepare a lot of delicious dishes. Winter veggies, such as red beet, are perfect for a salad. The best example I can think of there, is this Lentil Salad with Red Beet & Halloumi. Packed with vitamins and really delicious!
We prepare simple stews almost every week in autumn and winter. We usually have all the ingredients you need for a stew at home. Even for this simple Stew with Beans, Lentils & Knackwurst, we typically have everything that’s needed in the cupboards or fridge. It never hurts to keep a few dry beans and lentils at hand ;P
Stews are something that is normally served during the colder months of the year – but that’s not the case for us here. We love delicious stews all year round. Like this simple Vegan Lentil & Potato Stew. It is super easy to prepare and quick on the table. The perfect meal if you don’t want to work a lot on a weeknight to prepare dinner. We all feel the same in this kind of situation – the quicker, the better ;P
As soon as the temperatures are falling the »stew season« starts in our house. There is nothing better than sitting on the sofa, wrapped in a cozy blanket and having a big bowl of stew in front of you. Warmed by the blanket on the outside and by the stew from the inside. So good! This Vegan Lentil & Bean Stew will do this job perfectly. Well… and it’s also delicious. And good for your body I guess – beans and lentils are great for your digestive system ;P
If you ask someone in Germany about the origin of lentil stews you will sometimes get the answer »it’s probably something that is coming from here«. It’s a dish everybody knows from their grandparents, so it must be something we invented ;P But that is not the case at all. Of course! ;) Dishes like this one here have been around since the dawn of time. Well, almost. Lentils have been cultivated and used for thousands of years. This version of a classic lentil stew here is called Lentejas con Chorizo – means »Lentils with Chorizo«. That was easy, right? ;P
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
