Lentils! Get Your Lentils Here!

I've done gone lentil crazy.
Yup. Lentils. Why? I got sick of looking at the bag of them in my cupboard and thought, do something with them already. So I did. I experimented. I concocted. I made recipies. Don't know if they are new, most likely not. I know for a fact that someone else has made lentil tacos since that's where I go the idea. Regardless here they are. Some aren't that good, some are. Most have a corresponding picture. All lentils were pre-cooked. You know, simmered for 15 mins in water.
Lentil Taco
Smash lentils to mush (I used a spoon and a bowl)
Dump lentils into fry pan over med-high heat, stir around.
Add water and taco season to taste.
Dump back into bowl to smash some more.
Voila! Lentil tacos. Same texture as beef, doesn't taste very different and better for you.
Fried Spinach & Lentil Salad
Spinach:
Make sure spinach is dry. Heat olive oil in fry pan until it starts popping. (Oil should coat bottom of the pan and then some) Slide spinach in. Let fry until it balloons a little. (The leaf will expand up becaue of the heat) Spinach is done when it is a darker green and translucent. Move to paper towel to dry.
Lentils:
In same olive oil, reheat and add lentils. Stir them around pretty consistently. I do the shake-the-pan-while-on-burner method. Let them sizzle a while. Add a pinch of salt for flavor. The outsides of the lentils will be a deep brown and wrinkly while the inside a nice gold due in part to the olive oil. Lentils are a little chewy but that's alright. They taste good and it adds a little contrast to the spinach. Drain some oil off then toss in with spinach.
Lentil Loaf
Crush some Ritz crackers. Doesn't matter what size the crumbs are. Add lentils to crackers and mush around with hands. Add water to get it a little sticky. Throw in cold fry pan and stick it all together. Heat and flip. Some should stay together. Once it seems pretty stuck together it should be done. Remove from heat.
It doesn't really do much on its own. It doesn't need salt since the crackers are pleanty salty. And you have to like things with a little burned taste. Maybe it'd make a good bed for something like chicken.
Alfrado Lentils on Cracked Pepper Triscuits
Heat lentils with alfrado sauce. Serve hot on triscuit or as dip. Lentils add texture, not so much flavor.
Lentil Dessert.
Yes dessert. Surly you jest you might say. No, no. I tried a dessert.
First make a syrup. 1:2 ratio. One part water to two parts sugar. You don't need much. I made way, way to much. I did a 1/2 c. H20 to 1 c. C6H12O6 (totally knew that from memory) Anyway, you don't need that much at all. Once sugar is dissolved toss in some dried cherries and raisins (or any dried fruit I guess) with the lentils. Let it cook a little to get the flavors out. Tastes alright. I could see it as a sauce on ice cream or something.

There you have it.

Oh and my birthday is in T-17 days. I think that's right. Yes. To the 18th it's 17 more days. I'll accept gifts at anytime. I'll also accept major credit cards to fund a shopping spree. As of now I have no plans. Don't know how the birthday bash is going to be or even if it will be. I should start thinking about what beverage I will buy for the first time. Probably SoCo.

Ok I'm outtie.