Lively Up Yourself Lentil Soup

If there's one thing in life that I know for sure, it's that a warm bowl of lentil soup will cheer just about anyone up.

Personally, I've witnessed cold weather, pessimism, and even a general disdain for lentils be overcome by this simple, yet delectable, soup. Honestly, it's pretty amazing what can be done with just under an hour and only a few basic ingredients...

Maple Corn Fritters

It's true - I've decided to try and get a little bit more organized for the new year. However, this "organization" - which despite taking place at the beginning of the year, and despite being something of a promise to myself - is NOT a resolution.

(You see, JD and resolutions don't get along all that well...)

So, whatever it's called, my goal includes:

1. Cleaning up the study
• (AKA: small room that CH and I delusionally call "The Study" to make our apartment sound bigger)
2. Recycling my growing collection of magazines/newspapers
• Of course, this includes saving/filing the good articles/recipes, too
  
3. Organizing my blog postings
• So far, this means instituting a weekly Saturday post for recipes that I've tried from other people's blogs
4. Instituting my own "Pantry Challenge"
• In other words: grocery shopping less/not at all for a period of time, yet to be determined

There you have it.