Another successful recipe!

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Despite having nearly 6 quarts of leftover lentil soup, I would say that the "Men Who Cook" event was a huge success. When we repeat this next year, I think we should lower our target amounts to serve half the attendees. (50 tickets were sold, and we were tasked to make enough for 40-50 people.)

Each of the three batches turned out well. What I did differently this time -- as opposed to the last time I made this recipe three weeks ago -- was to skip the sautéing of the onions and celery, cook the soup at high heat for 8 hours, use 1 can vegetable broth in place of 1 pt water, and add spices like coriander and cumin. (Note to self: Ground coriander and dried cilantro leaves are not interchangeable.)

Needless to say, I won't be making lentil soup for a while. And I'll be looking for room in my freezer, or people to help me eat up the soup.

Shout-outs: Happy birthday redaxe!