Vegan Mushroom Stew

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced (I used 2 large)
• 1 cup celery, sliced (I used 2 large stalks)
• 1 lb mushrooms, halved
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 dried ground sage
• 2 Tbsp flour (I used oat flour which I creat in the blender from rolled oats)
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce, or tamari for gluten free
• 1 lb yellow potatoes, halved if very small, or cut into big chunks
• 1 cup split red lentils, uncooked
• 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
• 3 cups vegetable broth; (I make my own from veggie scraps kept in the freezer)
• I adding 1-2 more cups at the end to make it soupy, rather than a thick stew.
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt & Pepper to taste, optional
• Parsley, for garnish