This is a traditional minestrone complete with leeks and zucchini in a tomato soup base with cannellini beans and pasta. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
A simple, delicious dinner using up the glut of wintered-over broccoli from my parents' garden. You may use sausage or veggie sausage instead of bacon, substituting olive oil for the bacon fat.
Ziti pasta with a creamy tomato sauce is layered with shredded mozzarella cheese then topped with more mozzarella and grated Parmesan--a cheese lover's dream!