Minestrone Soup

This weekend, as the temperatures continued to dip back down, we craved hearty, hot foods once again. We also overindulged when we went out for Stein;s birthday on Friday and then again when we went out after Eric's play on Saturday. So I decided to make this soup. It is a really easy recipe, but I wouldn't say it's quick, unless you have help. There is a lot of prep involved, but Stein and I worked together on it, and it was probably done in less than an hour. We had some crusty Italian bread that we alternated between dipping in the soup, and dipping in olive oil with Parmesan. The recipe makes a good amount, and it's pretty hearty, so we'll have it for leftovers for a couple days I'm sure.