Saturday

Minestrone (recipe in the comments)
Tuscan garlic bread
Salad

Hot tea
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This is one of our oldest soup recipes - we started making it in college! This is the quintessential vegetarian minestrone (unless you use chicken broth) and it always comes out perfectly. It's easy and make huge use of all the fresh veggies that are out right now. We always make it this time of year and it's a universal favorite. This is a great company dinner too, especially given how easy it is to make. We always have this with bread to dip and a simple salad. Add a glass of wine and you have the perfect early fall dinner!

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Potato, cabbage, zucchini, carrots, onion
Time: 15 minutes prep + 30 minutes to cook (partially attended)
Make ahead: You can make this early and add cooked pasta to it last minute.

Our reaction:
"The perfect fall food."

The kid report:
We had to prevent him from scooping it up with his hands :)