Chilly Day Soup from Elaine

Lentil Soup

Nothing better than a warm kitchen on a chilly day.

1 quart chicken stock1 quart water
2 cups red lentils – rinsed
1-2 T olive oil2 strips of Kombu (sea vegetable)
2 onions
3 cloves garlic
5 carrots
4 stalks celery
1/2 pound potatoes
1 rutabaga
2 zucchini
1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
3 teaspoons salt
Pinch of each of the following: cumin, bay leaf, dried or fresh parsley, oregano, thyme

Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil and allow to cook for 45-60 minutes.
Chop together onions garlic cloves, carrots, celery, potatoes, rutabaga and zucchini. Add vegetables to the pot.
Add 1 can diced tomatoes.
Add salt, cumin, bay leaf, parsley, oregano and thyme.
Serve piping hot with warmed (homemade!) bread.