PASTA AND BEAN SOUP from Calsundry

This comes from California Sun-Dry. The sun-dried tomatoes I used were the same brand but I used ones that came in a bag, not in a jar with oil. I used half a bag, with I think was 14 pieces, soaked them in boiling water for a short time, then pureed them in a food processor. Not sure it was necessary to soak them first. I used only one can of beans, not two, and pureed just part of the can. This would have been too thick with two cans of beans. I used 'homestyle' egg noodles in place of fettuccine. I used oregano in place of rosemary. I added 1/8 t. red pepper flakes.

I give this 5 stars.

BATTER BREAD from All Recipes

This yeast batter bread comes from All Recipes and it turned out great. I left out all the dried herbs. My loaf baked in 35 minutes, not the 40 stated in recipe. It's very moist but the next day it's not as moist, but that's alright, I only use it to make toast with.

I give this 5 stars.