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Minestrone not from a can
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Minestrone Not From A Can!

Back Story To This Minestrone Recipe I have eaten minestrone off and on through the years and NEVER liked it. But it is a much loved soup, it’s from Italy, and it involves beans. So, I should like it. I was talking about soups with my wife the other day […]

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Beans: A Cooking Primer

Cooking beans yourself is not horribly difficult. In fact, once you master the idea of barely simmering, they are downright easy to cook. You will get far more flavor cooking your own beans, and you can control what goes in them. Prefer they not be cooked with any alcohol? Done. […]