Monday

Ah, Monday... I shouldn't be wishing away my time but getting to the end of another Monday does sometimes feel like an accomplishment. Even on those Mondays where little happens - like today - it is good to get home again. Mondays are generally a bit hazy as I never sleep properly on Sunday nights, surely a familiar story for most. It is a little weekly reminder of a life of insomnia still keeping me on my toes. For over a year now I have been sleeping soundly but as all reformed insomniacs know, the dark and lonely shadow of a sleepless night is never far enough away.

I have been watching my dog with her funny habits but on a tired night, I am somewhat envious of this creature who can trot around for a while before deciding that yes, a bit of a snooze would be nice now before I go any further....

Tonight I am looking forward to an old favourite comfort meal of lentils and sausages with a nice glass of red before curling up on the couch for the evening. It is cooling down overnight now which is something else to enjoy about coming home.

Sausages:
Tonight we are having chicken sausages with goats cheese and rocket - yum!

Lentils:
1 cup of puy lentils
1 carrot
1 leek
3 cloves garlic
tin of tomatoes
2 cups stock
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 bay leaf
splash of wine
fetta
spinach leaves
parsley to serve

Fry the leek and garlic, add the lentils and carrots and cook for a bit. Add the balsamic, tomatoes, stock and bay leaf and wine if you like. You might need to add a bit more water to just cover the lentils. Cover and cook for about 45 minutes, slowly.

When ready, crumble some fetta into the lentils and stir through the Spinach. Cook the sausages and serve on top with some parsley.