pumpkin and lentil stew

Autumn is ideal for all forms of cheap cookery without suffering any lack of flavour or heartiness (or indeed portion size); curries, stews, soups etc are all perfect and fairly cheap to produce.

With this in mind I've planned another one tonight, an experimental one from NZ-era Black Book (possibly a Billy G number?) but the weather isn't playing ball, being fairly mild rather than hearty-casserole-cold.

As it turns out it tastes more like a vegetable curry than a rich stew, so it doesn't battle the elements too much, and in fact makes a decent accompaniment to a return to form of Jamie's American Road Trip, and Ben Miller's saving of Food Fight.

Food of the Milos
Mummy and baby day today as nobody else was around to entertain the blond bomber; the usual fruit-based snacks make their way down his ravening maw, and for tea he had some left-over ragu. He's also got into jellies, although we're trying to curtail the amount his gourmandising. Particularly before bed.

sources
pumpkin and lentil stew - The Black Book