Winter Warm-Up - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. water
1 c. lentils
1/2 c. barley
1 c. celery, chopped or celery tops
1 medium onion, chopped
1 to 2 medium potatoes, diced
2 to 3 chopped carrots
1/4 c. minced parsley
salt or salt substitute
1 to 2 packets sugar substitute
1/2 can tomato paste
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. dill leaves (weed)

Preparation

Pick over lentils for stones and weed seeds.
Rinse and add to water in a crock-pot or cooking pot.
Add barley, celery, onion, potatoes, carrots, herbs and tomato paste.
Simmer until tender. Add parsley and sugar substitute.
Salt to taste.