I need to learn to cook lentils, and find some recipes for them.
My husband says he would love some good lentil soup, and we were given tons of bags of lentils...
We were also given a ton of bags of various other legumes that just sit, taking space in my pantry because I don't know how to cook them other than knowing most have to soak- and I never think about using them far enough in advance to soak/prep them
The same goes for bagged rice. We were given a ton of that, and I have yet to be able to cook it properly. It either stays too hard or gets too mushy, so I stopped attempting to make it. I have brown, and various wild varieties and even following packaging directions I haven't been successful cooking it.
I understand.
My Mom told me recently, before the hospitalization, that she threw away a bunch of beans. What she doesn't realize is that even beans and rice has gotten much more expensive. It will keep almost indefinitely if stored right, with the exception of brown rice.
We know from the globalists own words that they want to bring about famine, so I would store those for a rainy day. My teacher, Dr Peter Osborne, who wrote the book No Grain, No Pain, would probably disagree with me.
Rather than throw away good dry food, if it causes you no health problems and you're pain free, I would store it and use it periodically. Do you have a vacuum sealer? If you wait for a sale, they and the bags can be reasonable for a base model. Gasket lid buckets don't take up much space when stacked and thereare ways to get out the oxygen for long term. You can make hooks from metal coat hangers or by a 6 pack of hooks at Family Dollar. This doubles space if you want to hang the bags from a basement or pantry ceiling.
As to cooking instructions, there are keys to the rice that I've found helpful. I used to have the same problem with mushy or starchy rice until I learned how to improve my technique. Different rices call for different instructions too.
Don't give up, there are a lot of good instructions online for various beans and rices.
Although it's pricey these days, your husband will probably like Middle Eastern and Indian varieties of small beans if he likes lentils.
Have you ever tried the Dal's? One of my favorites are orange or yellow Moong Dal.
They are mild and have a pleasant flavor compared to the stronger tasting American/ European kind.