Italian soup

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I failed completely to write today, but I did manage to do four loads of laundry, clean up the house, and make a pot of soup that turned out to be amazing. And really easy. I made it up, and am horrible at remembering what I did, so I'm putting it here for posterity.

I made it in the slow-cooker, but I am sure it would work just fine in a pot or in the oven.

one can of kidney beans
one can of cannelli beans
one large can chopped tomatoes
two cups beef broth
two teaspoons italian herbs
I threw all of the above into the cooker on low.
I prefer smooth soups to chunky, so I half pureed the beans and tomatoes, but if you like chunky, that's not necessary.
Then I skinned
four sweet Italian chicken sausages
and cooked the meat in a frying pan.
Just before it was cooked, I added
two cloves of crushed garlic
I drained the sausage and threw it in the pot.
After a couple hours I chopped
two large handfuls of fresh parsley
and threw those in too, turning the cooker up to high heat.
I cooked it for another two hours or so, but only because I had started it that long before dinner.