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Right now it's muggy and I'm wearing shorts, but a few days ago it really felt like fall.  Close the windows, wear a jacket, fall. I made soup.

 













Basically, white beans and andouille sausage, onions, carrots, lots of sage.

I started by browning the sausage.

While it browned, I cut some veggies.

That's three carrots, a handful of fresh sage, maybe two onions and 4-5 cloves or garlic.

Chop your carrots like so.  About the same size as the onions.

Set the sausage aside.

And add a little bacon fat - a scant spoonful.

To the pot.

Turn the heat back on and brown onions, adding carrots, garlic, and sage once they wilt.  Keep browning.  Medium heat.

Add the beans, cover with water, let it cook on low for a few hours.

When the beans are soft - add salt, good salt, and probably more of it than you'd think, and grind some pepper in, and slice or break up the sausage and stir it back in.  Let all the flavors settle for another 10 minutes or so.

And eat soup.