"Made this for friends coming over to play Scrabble. They know they are my guinea pigs when trying new recipes. Followed the recipe exactly and it was a big hit. I can see there can be very many variations to this dish and looking forward to experimenting.
Love Giada's food."

"Doubled the recipe and glad I did. Nice to have a good soup in the freezer. I used the fire roasted tomatoes that another reviewer suggested and also added some red pepper flakes. First bowl I had was without the parmesan cheese and it was very tasty. Second time I did add the cheese at the end and it brought the soup to a whole other level. For m"