I made both the soup and rolls for dinner last night, and just stole a bowl for lunch-they were both terrific-as a first time finder of your blog I felt like I hit recipe payday! I did make an exception- there seemed like there was a lot of adding ingredients, simmering, adding ingredients...after sauteing the onion and carrots I added everything except the pasta and simmered it all for 30 minutes, then added the pasta for an extra 12. It seemed a lot easier (and definitely faster), although having not tasted the original don't know if there was a degradation of flavors. Also, my bread was getting toasty after 20 minutes, thankfully I checked on it... Thanks for the wonderful recipes! Glad it all worked for you, Tamatha. And adaptations are what cooking is all about - we all tweak recipes to suit ourselves. I'm betting your version of the soup was easier and just as good - I'll have to try it next time. PJH

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