**Recipe and photo owned by Freda's Voice.
Minestrone soup is one of my favorite soups that my mother-in-law makes, and since moving out of her home and into our own again, I need to figure out what went inside hers so I can make it myself. I'm happy to say I did get it, and the hubster says it is just like hers! That's a compliment!! So here is my rendition of my mother-in-law's soup.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Ditali pasta shells 1/2 large onion, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large garlic clove, minced 2 on-the-vine tomatoes, diced 1 zucchini, diced 3 organic carrots from bunch, diced 2 celery stalks, diced 1/4 head of cabbage, sliced and diced 1 can Cannellini beans, rinsed (white kidney beans) 2 cartons of vegetable stock 1 sprig of thyme 3/4 tbsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2 bay leaves
METHOD
Heat the oil in a pot on medium-low heat. Add the onion and garlic, saute until golden. Add tomatoes, stir. Cook 2 minutes. Add zucchini, stir. Cook 1 minute. Add carrots, stir. Cook 1 minute. Add celery, stir. Cook 2 mi…
Fun choice for E and great photos ^_^ Happy Day to you and thanks for visiting ^_^
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this! I adore Elvis too, always have and I just know I always will. My mother collected elephants, not the live ones of course, and yet if she could have she would have had them as well. She favored them having their tusks up! After my mother passed, her collection is now mine. I have two large stone elephants (she had in her living room) sitting in an outdoor flower garden! I think they enjoy the fresh air! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Yes! I think Elvis was a good choice for the letter "E", ...and you have some great Elvis souvenirs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool collection! Elvis was truly The King.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday, Freda!
Oh my...the Pez, I love it!
ReplyDeletecool memorabilia you have there Freda. my late Uncle was a big Elvis fan as well and he had a huge collection of vinyl records, tapes and CDs. he would always play Elvis's music around the house so i grew up listening to Elvis's songs and eventually liking them too.
ReplyDeleteMM not sure about Elvis but elephants are fab
ReplyDeleteI am reading a neat book about Elvis called "The Day the Music Changed." It consists of letters back and forth between him when he was a naive 20 and her when she was 14. I am really enjoying it and would recommend it highly.
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You have some really interesting Elvis memorabilia. He had such a great voice. I still really enjoy listening to his music.
ReplyDeleteSue, I'll have to read the book. Sounds fascinating.
Elvis was an extraordinary entertainer!
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of exciting things in your collection...
I think the Elvis pajamas are my personal favorite!
Exceptional post for the letter "E".
Thanks for linking.
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