This slow cooker butternut squash lentil curry is the healthiest comfort food you can find. Plus it’s packed full of protein to keep you full!
This slow cooker butternut squash lentil curry is the healthiest comfort food you can find. Plus it’s packed full of protein to keep you full!Did I ever tell you guys that I went on a once of a lifetime trip when I was just 15 years old? As part of a school trip, 20 or so of us visited Nepal for a month, visiting Kathmandu and trekking through Annapurna. We fundraised for over 2 years to contribute money to a charity that builds schools and water systems in rural parts of Nepal, and then got to go visit and meet the people who live there.
Now that I think back on it, I can’t imagine sending a 15-year old to Nepal, let alone a whole bunch of us with a few adults. It seems crazy! This was back when Nepal was much more politically stable, but still. That’s a very different environment than Canada.
Well visiting Nepal taught me to never take what I have for granted, because I had never seen what poverty really looked like until that trip. I definitely had a new perspective on how fortunate I am to grow up in a country like Canada when I returned home from Nepal.
PS- I just had to dig out my photo album and post a couple of photos. This is from 1999!! What an awesome trip that was. I’d love to go back someday!
PPS- I was feeling soooo sick in that second photo but we had to hike that day. Hence the sad face.
That trip also taught me to be more adventurous with my eating. And one of my favorite recipes from the whole trip was dal. Or dahl? Or daal? So today I’m paying homage to Nepal with my twist on dal with this slow cooker butternut squash lentil curry.
Of course I couldn’t go straight up traditional dal, could I? I thought the flavors would be awesome with some butternut squash and, I was totally right!
