We're lucky around here… quite a few VPR staffers are terrific cooks. Fabulous smells often emanate from our kitchenette, and we do a lot of recipe swapping and taste testing! We love to cook for one another, and we'll use this page to showcase some of our favorite recipes, as well as the stories and traditions behind them.
Sam Sanders is VPR's senior production engineer, and also one of VPR's very first employees. "A favorite of mine is lentil soup. It's very easy and no-fail. There is no family history to this recipe, I just kind of made it up. What I like about it is that it's simple, fast, healthy (and vegetarian) — and it's almost impossible to mess up!"
olive oil or butter
2-3 onions, chopped
2 cups of lentils (or more)
3 stalks celery, chopped (or more or less)
3 carrots, chopped (or more or less)
3 potatoes, chopped (or more or less)
vegetable stock or water
lemon
salt and pepper to taste
dried chickpeas, soaked for 8 hours (optional)