Okay - not that I shouldn't have known from the ingredients... but this weas like eating a CANDY BAR for breakfast. I only had one piece and I seriously feel the need to drink a lot of water to try to counteract all the SUGAR first thing in the morning. I used regular bread since that's what I had on hand and it was soggy... eeeeewwwww! So after baking it for 45 minutes I then put it in a pan and fried it (no more butter, just sprayed the pan) and it gave it a nice crispy kind of texture. It was just not the greatest thing for breakfast... for sure the sugar on top is overkill - if you wanted to make this I would suggested leaving out the sprinkled sugar and just doing cinnamon. And then just eat VEGETABLES the rest of the day.

This soup had me singin' in ITALIAN! OMGOSH it was soooo good and I'm not really one to rave over Pasta Fagioli! Really GREAT recipe! I only changed a few things... (which is big for me!) I chopped the onion ... I added 2 tsp of chicken bullion and a few dashes of salt too. I also added 1/2 tsp cumin and two parmesan rinds because it did seem like it needed a little something else. I didn't have the beans it called for on hand so I used one can of kidney and one can of black beans UNDRAINED... I didn't have the right pasta either so I used a tri-colored bow tie pasta which I DID NOT ADD RIGHT AWAY... I allowed the soup to simmer for an hour and 15 minutes - occasionally stirring it and I cooked the pasta separately so that it wouldn't get soggy with any leftovers. I just put in 1/2 cup of the pasta in the bottom of each bowl to serve and garnished with grated parmesan! Dang it was SOOO GOOD! Okay so... after typing this up it seems I did changes some things --- but let's just say I TRIED to keep to the recipe... oh yeah --- one more thing (I'm laughing now!) Instead of parsley - I always substitute cilantro.... I can't help myself. So... so much for not changing much! HA! Served with garlic bread - EVERYONE LOVED IT and most had seconds!

We enjoyed this recipe. It was so easy took make. I just bought my slow cooker and I know I am going to love it. It cooked on low for 9 1/2 hours and it was done.