‘Never did I think I would add lentils to the shopping list’: Danny Malin
Danny Malin column: ‘Never did I think I would add lentils to the shopping list’
I love Autumnal dishes from hearty meaty stews to pumpkin pie and apple crumble with custard.
Never did I think I would be adding lentils to our autumn shopping list until I tried Stephanie Moon’s Pumpkin Dhal at Farmer Copley’s.
We go every year for their pumpkin festival and we always make a stop at the Moo Cafe. They have seasonal specials such as Yorkshire beef and pumpkin stew and pumpkin spice French toast.
I first met Stephanie Moon at YEP’s Oliver Awards as she was a fellow judge so I had to try her Pumpkin Dahl, but I won’t lie I wasn’t excited about lentils. Fortunately, my wife is a vegetarian, so she was ordering that dish anyway.
I ordered the hog roast off the main menu with chips and gravy and a pumpkin spice latte.
It was huge and came with crackling in a huge white bread cake from Gilchrist's Bakery in Leeds. The pork was succulent and perfectly paired with the home-made apple sauce. It was the best hog roast I’ve ever had. That’s what I love about farm shops and cafes, they use top-quality produce.
Cannon Hall Farm pies for example are the best of the best.
I also dipped into my wife’s Dahl and naan bread. Wow. I never thought I’d enjoy lentils, but the flavours popped in my mouth.
We had intended to order desserts but we were stuffed. I think I’ll have to return to try their pumpkin pie.