i like making lentil sprouts with the plain ol’ brown lentils. you just soak them overnight, put them in a jar/whatever and cover it lightly while you’re out during the day. at night lightly swish the lentils with water in the jar, let it sit for maybe 5 minutes, drain again and do what you did the night before. within 2 or 3 days, the lentils will have sprouted. keep them in the fridge to stunt the growth. (you don’t want to eat them after the sprouts have gotten to be more than 1/2 inch long.) just rememebr to rinse them every night or else the water might start smelling funky.

you can top a salad with these, or you can do what i do and pop handfulls into my mouth after i get home from work. (why fuss around, they’re going to end up in my belly anyway!) they’re a bit nutty and you can even taste how healthy they are for you, since the sprouting process has caused the little guys to release tons of healthy enzymes and whatnot.

Now why I’m replying to this topic. Whenever my best friend and me go out to eat, we play this exact game too! I usually get hers by looking straight to the prawns, or any other crustacean-related dish – and if it’s with pasta, it’s a dead hit. I, on the other hand, am a little more tricky. She says she likes to pick depending on my mood: chicken if I’m in a rut, red meat if there’re man troubles and pork if I’m spiteful. It’s also a good bet to pick anything roasted; with spinach; or in ball form.

Dessert wise, use our mental twin powers (we’re born on the same day) to unanimously pick something to share.

My boyfriend is very predictable when it comes to ordering dessert. Always the chocolate. Unless there are two chocolate desserts on the menu, then it’s a bit of an agonising quandary.

Toolshed used to be a Thai restaurant? Wow.