lentil soup????

I'm not sure if you mean the american kind with ham or the turkish kind, but this is almost how I make mine.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/turkish-red-lentil-soup

I make several changes to this. Mostly I add a LOT more vegetables. I add chopped zucchini, carrots, red and green bell peppers, celery, and leeks. I probably have about 4 times as much veggies as I do dried lentils (lentils cook up quite a lot).

Then at the end I cook up a bit of olive oil or ghee and toast cumin and mustard seeds and fry the garlic. I blend this part separately with a small portion of soup to get the seeds chopped. Then I add it back into the soup and let it all cook for a bit longer. I use about a tbsp of butter in a pot that makes us 8 servings.

When I saw your tracker pic I took a look at your profile. Congrats on your pregnancy!

I use Indian spices. Garam masala, cumin, coriander, bay leaves, dried chilies, and some salt.

Sorry for the self-promotion, but I've made quite a few batches of this in the past few weeks. Really easy and healthy, especially if you're vegetarian. http://randimshaffer.com/2013/11/29/food-fridays-slow-cooker-root-vegetable-and-lentil-stew/