Watchin the tide roll away…
Ooo I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay..
wastin time.
Lunch with family followed by a couple hours sitting and chatting away at the table.
I had an Ezekiel wrap with hummus, tomato, basil, and romaine…
Leftover chickpea and lentil casseroles…
and fruit that we all shared…
Now for the next recipe from last night’s dinner!
Lentil Rice Casserole
Adapted from Vegfamily.com.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup lentils, uncooked
- 1/2 cup brown rice, uncooked
- 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 2-3 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 handful fresh basil, chopped finely
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1/3 red pepper, chopped
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
- 1/2-1 tsp Fleur de sel sea salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions: Rinse & drain lentils and rice. Mix all ingredients in a casserole dish. Bake covered for 1½ hours at 300F. It doesn’t get any easier!!!!
I love that this recipe is literally ONE DISH! So nice.
When I removed the casserole to check it after 75 minutes, I tasted it and added a bit more sea salt and pepper. I also decided it needed a bit of colour so I added tomato and red pepper.
It turned out pretty good. Everyone said they loved it. It was easy, simple, and had a very short ingredient list! The only thing I might change next time is adding a couple tablespoons of Earth Balance to give it that buttery quality.
We are now in the car on the very long drive home. I’m going stir craaaaazy. ;) It was a great weekend and we are sad to see it go! See you for a new week ahead.
Everything looks delicious!
Have a safe drive home!
Lovely pictures. Have a safe trip back home. :)
What a beautiful lake. I so wish we had a lake house! One day…
Ugh, I was in the car PLENTY this weekend, so I feel your pain.
Wow! Looks like a PERFECT weekend! Good family, good location, good conversation, good food. What more could anyone ask for?!?! :)
I sang that song in my choir class in high school :) Beautiful flowers! All of the food looks super tasty!
Yum, your casserole looks amazing. Anything that takes only one dish to prepare? BONUS!
I love Herbamare, it replaces salt for almost everything in my cooking.
Have a great evening!
Sooo nice to just “waste time”, love it.
Ezekiel wraps are so good, right? hummus + tomato + lettuce = combo made in heaven!
I love that song. Very beautiful pictures :)
So pretty! I love being by the water.
I love experimenting with lentils, they are fairly new to me.
I like making big batches of grain/protein salads to bring for work week lunches – this lentil salad looks like another good work week idea – it probably gets even better as the week goes on and the flavors marinate together.
I love that picture of the hot pink flower. You are such an awesome photographer!
I’ll have to try the casserole this week–I’ve actually never cooked lentils myself. That will be a nice challenge for the week :)
I’m catching up on blog reading. I’ve missed too much! Your photography is fabulous, as always! I feel like I can reach into the screen and grab those grapes!
Love the intro to this post. I especially love the first and third flower pics. I just love everything. The end.
That wrap looks simply yummy!
And I am so making those lentils sometime soon. Thanks for the recipe!
I can tell just by looking that the tomato in that wrap must have been really sweet. Look how red it is!
Beautiful pics, and the lentils look delicious!
I can’t wait until uni finishes and summer in december so I can hit the beaches in NZ
what beautiful scenery!! It’s gorgeous out there.
oh man I haven’t heard that song in forever! What a beautiful location they live in:)
The first half of this entry is absolutely dreamy. There are few things I love more than when my family is together at the table.