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​Tuscan White Bean Stew

2/28/2019

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​​Tuscan White Bean Stew
     Here’s my summarized recipe from Tasting Italy: a Culinary Journey, (National Geographic, 2018). This is healthy, and although not the simplest recipe, it is by no means complicated.

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Salt and pepper
1 pound (2 1/5 cups) dried cannellini beans
1 T olive oil
6 oz. pancetta
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalk celery, chopped
3 cloves crushed garlic
4 cups chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1 pound kale, stemmed and chopped
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
Sprig of fresh rosemary or teaspoon of dried

  1. Soak beans in salted water as directed on package.
  2. In a Dutch oven saute pancetta in oil for about 8 minutes until brown.
  3. Add onion, carrots and celery and sauté for about 10 minutes; add garlic and sauté for about a minute.
  4. Stir in broth, bay leaves and beans and bring to a boil. Add water to adjust the consistency you want.
  5. Cook in 250 degree oven for an hour.
  6. Add kale and tomatoes, and cook for 45 minutes.
  7. Add rosemary, salt and pepper to taste fifteen minutes before eating. 
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    Girl with Cherries, ca. 1491–95, Attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio de Predi

    About Comfort Food

        Whenever I long for silence, solitude and simplicity, I’m always hoping to find comfort food waiting for me.  My comfort food rules are simple.

    Comfort Food must be
    1) Easy to prepare
    2) Taste yummy in my tummy
    Comfort Food does not need to be
    1) Nutritious (although it often is)
    2) Prepared from scratch
    Comfort Food can be
    1) Fruit and vegetables
    2) Fried in bacon fat (my personal favorite)
    3) Chocolate
    4) Low in cholesterol
    5) High in cholesterol
    6) Add your personal favorite:­­­_____________

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    Broiled Salmon
    Baked Zucchini
    Ministrone
    Italian Sausage Soup
    Simply Yummy Zucchini Bread

    Comfort Beef Stew
    Guacamole
    Broccoli-Cheese Soup
    Brownies
    Comfort Chicken Soup

    Comfort Carrot and 
         Cauliflower  Soup Comfort Cheese Appetizers
    Grilled Salmon

    Mac and Cheese
    Meatballs-Made-by-Her
    Yorkshire Pudding
    Broccoli-Cheese Soup


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