Lentils, rice, and kale are a good combo, right? The kale is frozen, I have no fresh veggies to add, and any garlic or onion would have to be in powder form. What would you do with this and a slightly-above-basic selection of spices?

That sounds like a perfect combination! I'd add something spicy and vinegar, unless you have a lemon. Or canned tomato?

I'm allergic to tomato. I do have vinegar, olive oil, and coconut oil options.

Sounds a good combo of food to me!

Atropa I already shared my topamax story on dw but I did find the word thing sneaky and frustrating.

Do you have broth? I would make a soup: saute the kale until defrosted, add whatever spices sound good to you (cumin or paprika would be good if you have them and onion and/or garlic powder), let them cook in the kale for a minute, deglaze with a TBS or so of vinegar, add broth or water and then add your rice and lentils and cook until tender adding more water/broth as necessary about 20 minutes.

My condolences, JZ.

Aurelia, do you have hot sauce and eggs? I'd do a rice and lentil bowl with kale (you can cook everything in one pot!) with hot sauce and a fried egg on top.

We're supposed to get single digit temps over the next two days, but since they're all at least positive numbers I don't feel I have a right to complain!

Lentils, rice, and kale are a good combo, right?

Yes! Spice it up any way you like, maybe add some sort of acid and fat, yum!

Do you have broth?

I have some soup base that you dissolve in water. I should check the expiration date though.

Aurelia, do you have hot sauce and eggs?

I do! These are excellent ideas.

Now I want rice with lentils and kale and an egg on top.

Just read a NYT article about the weather in the Midwest, and, wow, I 100% assumed that the remark about it getting down to -60 degrees was an exaggeration. Yikes.

I cannot express how glad I am to be far away from those temperatures.