Recipe: Quick and hearty bean soup

Instead of making the red lentil soup I talked about yesterday, I braved the hurricane winds last night to go to Safeway and threw togther my own recipe. It was the perfect thing for dinner during last night’s storm and was a snap to make. Here are the instructions:

1 slice of ham steak, diced
1 can of white beans
3 stalks of celery, diced
1 cup of carrots, diced
1 cup of onions, diced
1 carton of chicken broth
Pepper
Italian herbs
2 cups stale bread, cubed

Lightly brown the diced ham in a large pan. Add the onions and carrots along with a splash of water, once these cook down for about five minutes add the celery, beans, chicken broth and spices. Cover and let simmer for about 30 minutes. (Do not add salt, between the ham and broth there is plenty) Serve in bowls and top with cubed bread.