I've always liked to cook plant-based dinners several times a week.  However, lately,  I have been feeling uninspired and unmotivated to even plan them into my menu. 

What I realized is that the problem is actually me.  Or rather the habits that I have developed.

Why this has become a problem is that we have cut flour out of our diet in an effort to improve our health.  When I cook one of the old standbys I can't keep myself from making and eating the appropriate bread to go with the meal.  Blowing the meal plan every time.

Many of the plant-based meals that I normally cook such as curry, chili, tacos, and spaghetti all require a bread of some sort to go with them.  At least that is how we have been accustomed to eating them and is a big part of our enjoying them. 

I decided that a complete change would be the only way to deal with this.  To that end, today I found a recipe that was new and that I have never eaten before. I wasn't sure how it was going to taste so I jazzed it up a bit but I did not feel compelled to make a bread to go with it.  It was delicious without any bread, and not once did I feel the need to make any to go with it.

Bonus, and now I am feeling inspired again.

I would like to share the recipe that I used.  It is from a cookbook that I bought almost a year ago called 'SuperLegumes' by Chrissy Freer.  This is the first recipe that I have tried from this book and will certainly not the last.

I made Lentil and Quinoa Pilaf with Roasted Vegetables.  I chose it because I had most of the ingredients on hand. 

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