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Ina Garten’s “16 Bean” Pasta e Fagioli
When pasta and soup come together, I’m really very much in heaven. And Ohio, I know I say a lot of stuff about your winters, but you know I’m just messing with you, right? I didn’t mean it. Without Ohio winters, I wouldn’t get so many chances to eat soup, and I really stinking love soup. Now that we’re in the thick of fall with winter fast-approaching, I think it’s time to start using this opportunity to make the best of our miserably cold existences and eat some damn soup. With the return of Netflix’s Stranger Things tonight, I’m gearing up for a cozy night in, and a few consecutive…
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Smoky Black Bean Soup
The hubs and I have a real thing for plantain chips lately. If you haven’t tried them, they’re like extra thick starchy potato chips. So yeah, it’s not like they’re health food, but they do have this fun perk… Unlike the banana chips you typically find in the store, they’re savory instead of sweet and don’t have any added sugar. We discovered this during our 30-day challenge to exclude added sugars, and we may have gone overboard. (It turns out that when your only nutritional strategy is to avoid added sugar, you end up eating a lot of cheese and chips. Maybe don’t follow my example.) Anyways, I’ve been questing…
