1 cup lentils 7 cup water 4 cup (about 1 lb) chopped kale or spinach or chard (tear the leaves of the kale/spinach/chard into 1/2" strips) 1 large. onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped (I used celery salt here) 3 tomatoes, chopped 1 med. carrot, chopped 3 T chopped parsley 1 bay leaf (remove before eating!) 1/4 t ground thyme 1-2 T soy miso (soy and/or Worcestershire sauce is good, too) pinch of pepper Place the ingredients in a crockpot. Turn to low if leaving it for a long while. Mr. Altar states this serves about 4-6. I made this for me and froze the rest so I can't really say! I can tell you this comes out VERY thick, almost like a stew .