Weston has a new development.
It’s called fake crying. I’m not going to lie, it’s kind of hilarious and I try to hide my laughter every time he does it, but I can’t guarantee the success of said hiding.
What usually happens is he’ll reach out to try and touch the TV screen or try to pull on the fireplace screen. I will discipline him by being stern and removing him from the area, and then when we get to the “other” destination he’ll make this completely sad face and burst out with a few short bursts of sobbing.
And then his face completely changes back to normal and he’s all smiles again.
I mean, for the love of the land, he’s less than a year old (barely) and already he’s fake crying to try to get his way?! I know that all kids do this and it takes patience and discipline and training to help them move past it, but I really thought – apparently naively so – that it would be like 14 more years til I had to worry about that.
Yeah. Have I mentioned I didn’t really grow up around small children?
Oh yes – yesterday I made lentils and for about 4 hours our house smelled like a heavenly Indian restaurant. There’s a chance I may or may not have walked outside and then come back in again 5 times in a row just to smell it with fresh nostrils. Y’all know what I mean, right? Your nose gets used to the yummy smell so then you think that’s just what air smells like. The only solution, clearly, is to remove yourself from the yumminess and then reintroduce your nose to the air again. It’s kind of dreamy.
Anyway, these lentils are delicious, healthy, versatile and inexpensive. I think the whole batch with all of the ingredients was probably $3.50! WINNING. I mention it below as well, but serve ’em over some rice or fresh spinach and I swear your tastebuds will be high-fiving in your mouth.
True story!
SLOW COOKER COCONUT CURRY LENTILS
- 1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked through (I used green lentils, but pick your favorite)
- 14-ounce can lite coconut milk
- 28 ounces vegetable stock
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Tbsp grated ginger
- 1-1/2 tsp yellow curry powder
- 1-1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on high for 3-4 hours until the liquid is absorbed and the lentils are cooked through. Serve hot over rice or (my personal favorite) a big bed of spinach!
Yummy!
Hi Heather! Two questions:
1) Can I cook this on low for 8 hours?
2) I have a few small red potatoes lying around that I wanted to add — any idea on how to alter the ingredients? Thanks!
Hey Rachel! I haven’t tried cooking it on low for 8 hours, so I can’t tell you for sure. My main concerns would be that the lentils would get too mushy cooking for that long and/or that the bottom and sides would burn if the liquid dried up too much. Adding the potatoes MIGHT help in that, but if I was putting money on it I would bet that cooking it for 3-4 hours would be the better option. If you try it I’d love to hear what you changed/how it worked! Lord knows I can always use more 8-hour crock pot recipes 🙂
Thank you so much! If I give it a shot, I’ll report back 🙂
These are great! Last time I made them I had some seedless red grapes so I halved them and served on the side. Made a great accent/topping for the lentils!
Oh yum! I love that idea – I may have to grab a bag of grapes at the store now 😉
These are so wonderful. We had them on a rainy day at a meditation retreat and they were just the thing!
YAY! I’m so glad you liked them – I love how comforting they are 🙂
Heather, these look amazing! I love the flavor combo and am always looking for new slow cooker recipes. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you like them Kelley!
Such a hearty and comforting dinner.
This recipe is delicious! Can’t believe I never thought to cook up lentils with coconut milk before. Such a great combo!
I’m so glad you liked it Jen! I couldn’t believe how simple it was – definitely takes the guesswork out of cooking lentils!
yum yum and YUM! I wish my husband would agree to me making this for dinner… I’ll have to save it for when he’s hunting because I’m so down with this!!
yes please Heather!! I love lentils. I love them!
My best friend’s baby does that and I DIE every time. It’s hilarious.
Also, these lentils — GIMME DAT.
So funny!
My little 11 month old son just started fake crying this week. Totally took me by surprise! And yes, I often have to turn my head to chuckle over his sad, silly antics 🙂 As for lentils…I’ve always wanted to try my hand at making them. This sounds like a tasty opportunity!
It’s just nuts to me how it snuck up like that! And he didn’t even have to learn from anyone…just a natural instinct. OY 🙂
I love love love this kind of meal! I adore lentils but a dal or curry is the best way to eat them. Love the addition of coconut milk. Oh and btw – the fake crying? Wait till you see what they do when they are teens 😀
I can only imagine – although I bet it’s not quite as cute when they’re teenagers 😉
I’d def. make this. I make curry meals all the time.
I love meals like this!!! Great recipe! And that is too funny about Weston! I didn’t know babies did that!
Boy do they EVER do it! It’s really funny/sad – being a parent is confusing!
Mmmmmmmmmmyeaaaaaaaah. I’ll fake cry for this.