Black Bean Soup (page 54)

This was very easy and fast to make. I used dried oregano, about 10 oz of chorizo, & let everything simmer longer than the suggested 5 minutes. I served it with some tortilla chips for a little crunch.

Pasta e Fagioli

This was very easy and very yummy!  The taste was delicious- I did add 1 pound of ground italian sausage and that made it even better. 

My only complaint is I really dont like soggy bacon in my soup- I think  you could brown the bacon, get the flavor out of it and then remove it before adding the chicken broth

I used orzo pasta and it worked beautifully!  I'll be making this one again in the winter :) 

Tortellini Soup (page 51)

This dish had an extremely weird flavor; not bad, just weird. The only thing different I did was add some grilled chicken (which I doubt added to the weirdness of the dish). My husband asked me to never make this one again; I can’t disagree with him. I’ll be interested to see what y’all think of this one & any tips that you might have.