Pasta Fagioli with bay

I don’t cook a lot of soup but it is always nice to have a bowl or two during winter. This soup was one of the many Italian dishes that I learned from a[...]

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lb mild Italian sausage 1 carrot , chopped fine 1 onion , chopped fine 1 celery rib , chopped fine 4 garlic cloves , minced 1[...]

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 slices pancetta , chopped 1 medium onion , chopped 1 carrot , peeled and chopped 2 stalks celery , chopped 1 bay leaf 3[...]