Amazing Lentils and Mashed Turnips! Yum!

Tonight the girls and I tried two new recipes. The first is one that my friend Amy sent me called Amazing Lentils. I'm just going to attach the link here rather than type out the recipe. It was very easy and made a ton! Princess thought it was yummy, and she cleaned her bowl! Pumpkin didn't like it as much, but she did take a few bites before deciding that she didn't want anymore. We have a bunch leftover, so I think I'll be eating a lot of Amazing Lentils over the next few days.

The second dish was a combination of two recipes my sister Leigh directed me to on allrecipes.com. Here is what I ended up with:

Mashed Turnips with Bacon
3 turnips, peeled and cubed
2 Tbsp butter
1 pinch salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
dash of garlic powder
6 slices bacon
shredded cheddar cheese

Boil turnips in salted water on stove until very tender. Drain and mash turnips. Add butter, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Cook bacon in skillet until crispy. Remove bacon, pat with paper towels, and crumble. Reserve about 2 Tbsp bacon grease in skillet. To the skillet with bacon grease, add mashed turnips and crumbled bacon. Stir in shredded cheddar cheese. Stir and heat to desired temperature before serving.

The Mashed Turnips were yummy!! Of course they were, because bacon makes everything taste better.  The girls each had 2 servings of the turnips. I told Drummer Boy that I would consider this meal a success, a completely unexpected turnout. I fully expected both girls to say, "Ew, yuck! Can I just eat cereal for dinner?" But they both ate a good amount of the dishes I fixed, and never mentioned cereal. It was delightful!

Here are some pictures of the girls helping chop and mash the turnips.