White Bean Soup; make for any meal -occasion-10/23 Friends loving fall brunch

I have a friend Robin, we met at 12 years old in Middle school. We would walk to her house instead of taking the bus to mine. I remember her teaching me the words to a popular show tune that I had never heard. She was cute, small and popular, she was effetely nice and genuinely interested in others. And, we all loved popular fashion. Since meeting her I never had to make any friends. She is a friend magnet and only top quality people. So today I hosted Robin, her partner Bob, Eddie and Barbara. ( college friends) It was a bright, cool and crisp fall day in Shirley, New York.

White Bean Soup

I bought a bag of heirloom beans and they weren't exactly white, more cream. Melt in you mouth creamy. Always looking for ways to cook them I came upon this easy way of combing my turkey carcass. I make the carcass into a delicious broth with onions and celery with a few bay leaves , salt and pepper then adding the cooked beans to the strained broth and some sautéed carrots, shallots and more celery and finish with spinach and parsley.

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion chopped for soup

2 garlic cloves

2-3 carrots chopped

2-3 celery stalks chopped 

6 cups of broth

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3 15 once cans of white beans drained ( or  about 3 cups dried soaked over night)

2 cups baby spinach

Fresh parsley chopped ( for serving)

Grated pHoarmesan cheese ( for serving)