Lentil Soup Ingredients: 1 bag lentils 1 1/2 - 2 cups carrots, chopped fine 1 1/2 cups white or yellow onion, chopped fine 1 cup celery, chopped fine salt pepper cayenne pepper (optional) Instructions: Wash your lentils well, and check them for rocks and bugs, etc. Combine the lentils and the vegetables in a big pot with about 4 cups of water. Bring this to a boil, and then let it simmer until it has cooked down some and your lentils are soft. Take from the soup a cupful at a time and blend it in your blender until it is smooth. Your soup should be fairly thick by now, and bring it to a boil once again, and then let it simmer another fifteen or twenty minutes. Last add 1 whole teaspoon of pepper, a teaspoon of salt, and a couple of pinches of cayenne pepper.