Mid-week dinner idea : sausages with creamy lentils

Ingredients

• 8 good quality pork sausages
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 2 carrots, peeled & chopped fine
• 1 celery stick, de-stringed and chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 rashers streaky bacon, diced small
• pinch of dried thyme
• 200 ml hot vegetable or chicken stock
• a shake or two of Worcestershire Sauce
• 400 g tin green lentils, drained
• a handful of frozen peas
• a handful of frozen broad beans (or fresh!)
• 4 tablespoons double cream.