Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

I am a big lentil soup junkie. I am finally getting better from that bad cold, I couldn't think of anything better then a lentil soup. May be this time I can change it up a bit more. The fridge still hat a pack of sausages. I had gotten some bacon last weekend and the rest like carrots, celery, onions, potatoes I always have at home. Here we go: 2 slices of bacon cut into small pieces 1 pack of sausages, sliced into pieces  1/2 cup of bite size celery chunks 1/2 cup of bite size carrot chunks 1/3 cup of coarsely chopped onions 2/3 cup of brown lentils, rinsed and picked through 3 medium sized potatoes cut into bite sized pieces (peeled or not, what ever you prefer) 1 std can of diced potatoes 1 std can tomato soup 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp of ground Allspice 2 bay leaves 2-3 cups of water salt and pepper to taste Here is a picture of the sausages I bought: Hm, I didn't realize I bought plant based sausages. Note to self, pay attention to what you buy. Well at least I can try....

There are still some chicken thighs in the fridge and I don't care for chicken noodle soup, at least not at the moment. It is going to be baked.  Preheat the oven to 350F. Salt, pepper, thyme, a bit of smoked paprika, a bit of ground Allspice. Cover a baking sheet with alu foil, add the chicken thighs, add some olive oil and into the oven it goes. 45 min later it is all set and done. Serve with rice and a veggie. For me it was green peas. -Mahlzeit-