This delicious red lentil soup recipe comes to us from Chef Inna Khitrik from Women’s Lunch Place in Boston, a GBFB Agency Partner. Chef Inna and her team have prepared over 250,000 freshly made meals for the guests at Women’s Lunch Place, many of whom are experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. “Everything starts with a meal…” says Chef Inna. “You need healthy food to fuel the body.”
Ingredient: water
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