limas, chickpeas, great northern, and green bean soup

This is a delicious and simple soup from The Splendid Table's HOW TO EAT SUPPER (found on page 81). It is very similar to a recipe I use for minestrone, but "is a liberal and meatless takeoff on Provence's great pistou soup". Whatever the basis, it is delicious! 

Lima Beans

As winter wears on, I start to crave fresh, non squash, vegetables I turn to the frozen food aisle and my absolute favorite is lima beans. Fix with a little olive oil, sea salt, and lots of fresh ground pepper. Yum!