Dancing for your dinner (or pot luck lunch!)
At the end of our six-week Latin Dance Class for Seniors we have a pot-luck lunch and our instructor, known far and wide as “Tony Dancer” says it is like having 20 “abuelas” or grandmas, making their favorite dishes for him. We share our meal with much pleasure and companionship. This week, I am bringing one of my favorite hearty dishes, a red lentil curry with spinach. This dish is vegan so will appeal to those who are on a vegetarian diet. This works great as a main course or can be a side dish, perfect with a gourmet sausage for an alternative to “franks and beans”! "Gourmet Franks and Beans" The key word here is “Hearty”! You can greet someone with a “hearty” welcome and there is “hearty” food. According to the dictionary: “Hearty” is: “abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite” About lentils: Lentils are in the legume family and one of the most ancient food sources, common to ancient Rome and Asia. Lentils come...