>  RH> All we're getting is cooked.  Too darned hot and humid up here.
> 
> Sounds like our typical June temps. We've had a bit of that too, but
> more days in the 80s than 90s so far.
> 
We've got our humidity back, or more accurately yours.  Set my family knee
off like a banshee.  Isn't that fun?  

> We got some peach-blueberry cobbler at the farmer's market yesterday.
> The husband (husband-wife vendor team; she usually does baked goods and
> jams) of the lady that made it said it was best eaten with vanilla ice
> cream. After we were done at the market, we headed up to Lowe's and 

Isn't everything? Well, maybe not pork chops, but...

> They can be disguised a lot of ways but pre cook them a bit if you do
> want them with tomatoes. I don't usually use much tomato (usually a can
> or two of chopped or sauce) but have cooked the lentils long enough that
> they do soften.

Lentils probably need pre-cooking and Indian spices to taste like food. 
They're better than lima beans but that's not saying much.