Meatless Italian

Late Winter Goodness This Classic Minestrone Soup recipe proves that simple pantry staples, like canned tomatoes, beans, potatoes, dried seasonings, and pasta, can create something deeply comforting and delicious. A quick sauté of onion, carrot, celery, and tomato paste builds the base before everything simmers together in one pot for the kind of soup that tastes like you spent all afternoon on it without much fuss. This particular batch of minestrone came from the heart. My aunt has not felt much like cooking for herself lately (who does?) and when you live alone it can be easy to skip meals.…