Crazy Jack Organic Red Split Lentils

As we head towards the end of September and another autumn approaches I have already started to think in terms of changing my menu to fit the season. In the warmer weather I am as willing as the next person to eat good hearty platefuls of salad and enjoy barbecued food but as the nights draw in and we have to turn our central heating boilers on then I consider that it is time to get the stock come stew pot out of hibernation. I am not a vegetarian but I love pulses, green lentils, red lentils, pearl barley and butter beans and they all go down very well if they are added to casseroles and stews. Plus pulses are quite filling and can add bulk to a meal without ...  Read the complete review

Crazy Jack Organic Red Split Lentils ******Explanation****** The lentil or daal or pulse or Masoor dal (Lens culinaris) is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 15 inches (38 cm) tall and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. ******Background****** The plant originated in the Near East, and has been part of the human diet since the aceramic (non-pottery producing) Neolithic times, being one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East. With 26% protein, lentils have the third highest level of protein from any plant-based food after soybeans and ...  Read the complete review