http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-lenten-dinner-tips-sort-of-miss-the-point/ Yolo County, California Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:11:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-lenten-dinner-tips-sort-of-miss-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-457224 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:25:56 +0000 http://www.davisenterprise.com/?p=433281#comment-457224 My young coworker gave up Facebook for lent—that’s a real sacrifice.

]]> http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-lenten-dinner-tips-sort-of-miss-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-457185 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:55:26 +0000 http://www.davisenterprise.com/?p=433281#comment-457185 Lentil soup is a good Lenten dish; actually its good ALL year round.

]]> http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-lenten-dinner-tips-sort-of-miss-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-457164 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 18:14:59 +0000 http://www.davisenterprise.com/?p=433281#comment-457164 Reading about Lent a few days ago, I was curious to know whether its etymology is related to that of lentil. Turns out they are not related. Lentil, interesting enough, is related to lens. Its name was given for its similar convex shape to a lens. ……….. Lent, on the other hand, which is short for Lenten, means Spring. However, its etymology is more interesting than that. The “len” part derives from the Old English for “long,” and the “ten” part derives from “tina” meaning “day.” So Lenten meant Spring time, when the days were getting longer.

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