Today was in the 50′s, cold, breezy and cloudy. The sun did try to peak a few times through the ominous clouds, but it didn’t happen to much. I’m a little disappointed that fall is trying to say farewell already. It’s my favorite season. The crispness after a long hot summer, the beautiful colors of Mother Nature…sigh…and now the leaves are dying and crackling on the ground.

Even though the weather is changing – I never miss a moment to take the kids “hiking.” Or really a walk through the woods. There is something about the scent of the leaves and trees that gets me every time.

There is just so much to enjoy and learn.

A lot of times, the children and I leave the house and go to the farm up the road to say hello to the horses. Too bad the horses have no clue, but we say “Good Morning” daily to them. We also look at trains and airplanes and some times even stop to watch the boats go by. The outside world is amazing. But today, on this cold day, we passed our local park and my son asked to go “hiking.” I explained that it was too cold to hike but he wasn’t having it. After much debate in my own mind, I decided to go. I turned around and picked up my husband and we made a family trip. It was beautiful walking over the big bridge and waiting for boats, sure…but it was also so windy and chilly I begged them to go back! There was nothing more perfect to end our trip then to walk into the house to the crock pot lentil soup.

This week, Susan from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen, is hosting our #SundaySupper. She picked a great theme, Dishes that Keep You Warm and it ended our day perfectly. I need that. I needed to smell a delicious pot of soup waiting for us and to feel the warmth. Thank you Susan for making my day

This recipe isn’t mine either. You know when you go to a friend’s house and they make something sooo good you want to have the recipe? It’s that kind of thing. I eat it every winter and it definitely warms my soul!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup lentils
• 1 tbs vegetable oil
• 2 onions: chopped
• 2 stalks of celery: cleaned and chopped
• 2 carrots: peeled and chopped
• 1 clove garlic: minced
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 lemon: zest (grated)
• 1 potato: peeled and diced
• 6 cups organic vegetable stock
• 1 cup fresh spinach: chopped
• 1 lemon: juiced

Recipe:

Step 1: Rinse lentils under cold water and set aside

Step 2: In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery and carrots and cook until soft about 5-7 minutes.

Step 3: Add garlic, cumin and lemon zest and cook for another minute

Step 4: Put int stoneware. Add lentils, potato and stock

Step 6: Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 4 to 6 hours

Step 7: Add spinach and lemon juice. Cook for additional 30 minutes on high

Serve to all your friends and family to warm their souls too!

Be sure to check out some more great recipes by our #SundaySupper group!

Main Entrees:

• Carrot, Parsnip and Lentil Casserole  – Happy Baking Days
• Chicken with Herbed Dumplings – Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Chicken pot pie – Gotta Get Baked
• Cholula Chicken Enchiladas – Kwistin’s Favorites
• Eggplant Parmesan – The Hand That Rocks The Ladle
• Roasted Roots and Fruits with Sausage – Shockingly Delicious

Chili/Stews:

• Beer-Braised Beef – Sustainable Dad
• Bigos {Authentic Polish Hunter’s Stew} – From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Brunswick Stew and Rice – Big Bear’s Wife
• Calico Beans – Home Cooking Memories
• Carbonnade Flamande – The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
• Chicken Cacciatore {Hunter Style Stew} with Easy Creamy Polenta – Webicurean
• Chicken & Mushroom Stew On Egg Noodles –  Galactosemia in PDX
• Cowboy Beef Stew – Comfy Cuisine
• Ham and String Beans –  Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Hearty Moose Meatball Stew – Mrs. Mama Hen
• Jalapeno Popper Chicken Chili – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Lentil and Chorizo Stew – Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Seafood Gumbo and Soul Warming #SundaySupper Wine Pairings – ENOFYLZ Wine Blog
• Soul Warming Hearty Beef Stew – In The Kitchen With KP

Soups:

• 30 Minute Black Bean Soup – Supper for a Steal
• Black Bean Soup – Basic and Delicious
• Black Bean Soup with Hot Roast Pepper Cream – The Lovely Pantry
• Canadian Beer Cheese Soup – Juanita’s Cocina
• Chicken Pot Pie Stew Soup – Ruffles and Truffles
• Chicken Soup with Dumplings – The Messy Baker
• Chicken Tortilla Soup – Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Coconut Curry Chicken Soup – Damn Delicious
• Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup – Mama Mommy Mom
• Easy Chicken and Dumplings – My Catholic Kitchen
• Easy Italian Wedding Soup – Family Foodie
• Easy Wonton Soup – Soni’s Food
• French Onion Sou – Momma’s Meals
• Homestyle Chicken and Dumplings – I Run For Wine
• Lasagna Soup – Cravings of a Lunatic
• Lemon Chicken Noodle Soup – Mangiamo
• Lentil and Bacon Soup – Small Wallet, Big Appetite
• Lentil Soup with Spinach – Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Peppery Mulligatawny Soup with Cherry Tomatoes & Cilantro – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Pozolillo Verde {Green Chicken & Corn Pozole} – La Cocina de Leslie
• Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Aromatic Coriander – Chattering Kitchen
• Roasted Jalapeno Soup – Chocolate Moosey
• Rule of Thirds Soup – What Smells So Good?
• Seafood Chowder – Noshing with the Nolands
• Spanish Garlic Soup – Pippi’s In The Kitchen Again
• Spicy Gumbo Z’herbes – Pescetarian Journal
• Spicy Korean Brisket Soup {Yukgaejang} – Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup {Jjamppong} – Kimchi Mom
• Spicy Udon Noodle Soup – My Trials In The Kitchen
• Turkey Noodle Soup – Magnolia Days
• Tuscan Bean Soup  – The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Twisted Chicken Noodle Soup – The Meltaways
• Warm You Up Spicy Bacon Cheeseburger Soup – Daily Dish Recipes

Desserts/Beverages:

• Hot Fudge Pudding Cake – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• White Hot Chocolate with Orange – GirliChef

Join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper.  In the evening we will meet at 7pm EST for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your Sunday Supper Soul Warming Recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.