Mom and I modified this online recipe slightly to better suit my taste and the items I had on hand. The results were fabulous! My only regret was the lack of a nice loaf of scali bread to go with! ;-)
Mangia! Enjoy!
- skipped the mushrooms (simply becase I don't like them)
- used a variety of colored carrots (which would have been even more beautiful in a clear broth!)
note the carrots flavors were similar, but if you want different then parsnips would also be yummy) - used a mix of white and red baby potatoes (less cutting)
- no rosemary available so we used a can of crushed toamtoes with Italian herbs which added a nice, get this, Italian flavor.
- substitued the whites of several scallions for the onion.
- included chick peas beacuse I love them and figured it would tie in well with the new Italian twist.
- skipped the flour (it seemed thick enough without it)
- added the whole can of crashed tomatoes and a whole small can of cambell's broth (since I had more stuff to begin with! ;-)
- again, should have had a nice loaf of Scali bread to soak up the tomatoe-based broth!
Please note:
I am a horrible speller, since they always made the kids who spelled the word incorrectly sit down. DUH!!!Please further note: I am also not a very good typist, since my HS typing teacher was a drunk and didn't really teach me anything. OOOPS! Therefore, please excuse any typos you may sea. Thanx!
PS - and my gramma ain't that good neither! ;-)
