North African Bean Soup

Todays soup is from the New York Times, as has been the theme this week. It is good, although I do have some comments about it.

I am not sure I like the noodles, at least as many as I added. I only added them to the bowl I was eating tonight, and so I may just leave them out as I thaw the soup. Also, it got pretty thick - it is more of a stew than a soup, I would say. Maybe it needs more liquid. I vote yes to the lemon wedges, and no to the cilantro/mint garnish. I was very light on the cayenne, and I kind of wish I had added more.

I used the extra squash just as a roasted side dish with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Oh gosh, it was good. I need to do that more often.

That peeler is awesome, by the way. It made short work of the squash.