First, my life can be as complicated as the number of ingredients that go into this soup. Onions, zucchini, carrots, tomato, leeks, and garlic are just a few things needed here.
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Just as things in my life started to heat up and go my way, I added a few flavorful ingredients just to spice things up...not knowing what would turn out.
In this case, bay leaf, thyme, and garlic.
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And I continued to add in more complicated things into my life.
Sometimes, I improvise just to see how things will go.
In minestrone soup language, I added in all the vegetables and substituted green beans with bell pepper.
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While the things my life are cooking up, I realized I forgot something important. A minor ingredient, but very important in overall results of what I have been looking for.
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Then I waited and stewed over the decisions and choices I made in life, hoping things will be alright.
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On the other hand, I have other messes to tidy up.
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Just when my patience was wearing me down, it all came together. The soup, my life. In the end, things worked out the way they should and I am happy with it. Oh and the soup turned out alright.
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I guess I can say that life is like a pot of soup, you never know what you will get.
This recipe was adapted from "The Art of Simple Food" by Alice Waters
1 cup dried cannellini beans
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon of dried thyme (or 5 fresh thyme sprigs)
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons salt
3 cups water
1 small leek, diced
1/2 pound green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
2 medium zucchini, cut into small dice
2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
3 cups bean cooking liquid (or water)
2 cup spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
Heat oil in soup pot, add in onion and carrots. Cook until tender then add in garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and salt. Cook for 5 minutes, add water and bring to boil. When boiling, add leek, green beans, zucchini, tomato. Cook for 15 minutes then add beans, bean liquid, and spinach. Cook for another 5 minutes, add more water as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy your life, I mean minestrone soup.
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