{"id":25175,"date":"2013-12-06T09:05:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=25175"},"modified":"2016-09-25T04:58:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T08:58:47","slug":"lentil-and-beef-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=25175","title":{"rendered":"Beef and Lentil Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn&#8217;t expect my sons to get very excited when I told them I was making beef and lentil stew, but they were eager to taste it.\u00a0 Even more surprising was that they loved it, and asked for seconds and thirds.\u00a0 So over the last few months this has become a staple in our home.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hearty and really warms you up on cold winter days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-248\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-25175\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"fae5e819ae\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_25175_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(25175, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.8, 5, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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Remove from flame.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Heat 1\/2 cup of olive oil in a large pot. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the lentils (make sure they are drained) and cook until the onion is translucent.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Add tomato paste and 1\/2 cup of water and stir.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Add the ground beef. 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