Lentil recipes are often easy and quick, making them a great component of your culinary repertoire. These edible seeds boast powerful nutrients and an earthy, mild, nutty flavor that works well in many recipes. I’m sharing a wonderful hearty Alsatian-inspired recipe for Warm Lentils and Turkey Kielbasa with Shallot Vinaigrette. It’s great for early spring — not too heavy, but still filling and very satisfying.

My goal with this newsletter is to share tips that help us have a better life. Yes, I mean us. I’m part of this, too! I got myself in a bad place once upon a time. I wasn’t happy in my body, I was depressed, and I felt lost and without purpose. It was sad and awful. I remember telling a therapist, “I feel like I am drowning in a bucket of misery.”

Now that I am in a much better place, I strive to do what I need to do to improve or maintain my mental, physical, and spiritual health. It is not a ‘walk in the park!” It means constant learning, studying, exploring, and researching. (And, yes, sometimes “research’ is scrolling!)

You keep scrolling — I mean, researching — for a great healthful recipe for Warm Lentils and Turkey Kielbasa with Shallot Vinaigrette, and inspiration from a 90-year-old revolutionary, Jane Goodall. Make it good and good for you!