"This was a delicious new recipe for me! I found it in a magazine (Aida's recipe still), but it was slightly different from above. I had never heard of Portugese bean soup before, but could tell from the ingredients that I was truly going to enjoy it! I used the canned Northern Beans and Publix brand of Italian Kielbasa. I removed the sausage from the skins and cooked it in the bacon grease. I also only used three cups of water instead of four and two cans of diced tomatoes. I had planned on adding the water at the end if needed, but it wasnt necessary because of the juices from the tomatoes and because I did not drain the beans. The sweet Honey taste which is different from so many other soup recipes I've tried made the soup perfecto!"