Soup Success... and stats!

Well, my to-do list for today didn't go completely as planned. My laundry wasn't done yesterday so I didn't have anything to wear to the grocery store this morning, so I had to make do with whatever was in the house. Therefore, I took a shot at a Vegweb recipe I've never tried before (which is always a risk) called Lentil and Kale Curry Stew.

Sorry, the splatters in this picture make it look extremely unappetizing, I know....

Since my family has varying levels of spicy tolerance, I only put in half the cayenne and left out the dry mustard powder entirely (though we didn't even have dry mustard powder, I could have subbed 3 Tbsp wet mustard or a little less than a tablespoon of horseradish or something if I wanted it hotter). I think I put in a tiny bit extra curry powder too, and only used half the kale because the whole bunch wouldn't fit.

It was a success! Everybody liked it, although my youngest brother's eyes were watering a little. Best of all, it made enough for everyone to have at least one bowl, and my youngest sister who is the biggest carnivore of all of us said that the texture of the lentils made her feel like she was eating a meaty stew and she liked it a lot.

I still need garlic if I'm going to make anything in the next few days though.

On a different note... I have a small announcement to make! Today I received my first comment from someone I didn't already know! It was kind of a big surprise for me because I wasn't sure if this blog would ever be of interest to anyone who didn't know me, but I hope that as a fellow LDS Vegan some of what I say will be of benefit to her. Her comment was really kind and made my day.

I went and looked at my pageview stats for the first time today, out of curiosity, to see if I could figure out how this commenter found my blog, but it didn't really give me any answers, although it did reveal the interesting fact that I have had 30 pageviews from Russia and 11 from Germany since my blog started. That's nothing compared to the 239 from the United States, but the internet really is amazing, isn't it? I daydream about being able to reach wide audiences of people, but at the same time I am a little intimidated even just knowing that anyone can read my thoughts here if they want to.

In any case, thanks to the commenter and to everyone who reads this blog. I hope you find some value in it, and feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, or advice with me as well!