I love when she talks about her family

My grandfather was from Italy, I never got to meet him unfortunately. But, my dad would cook his recipes, and even though I never met him, growing up eating food he liked and passed down to my dad made me feel close to him in a way. I get it food is love ❤️

I grew up in a broken household so Not much cooking-but I do get a sense of home cooking & what I’d like to make for my family now by watching your videos ;) thank you for teaching me how to cook & feel comfortable in the kitchen Laura ❤️ I love all of your videos 💕✌🏼

Love the nostalgic Italian feelings she's giving while she speaks about Italian households.

I grew up in Belgium in an Italian family. Pasta e fagioli was one of my dad favorite dish. I live in the States now and my dad has passed away but when I make this dish, it's like he is still with me

Laura I have a bone to pick with you..... Your recipes are so GOOD and it's helped me raise my Italian cooking game so much that now I don't like eating out in Italian and non-Italian restaurants anymore. Mr Man complains about the same. It's made homemade food way better than going out..... You are spoiling us!!!

My Italian grandmother passed away 12 years ago, but we still keep her alive through her delicious recipes. Thanks Laura, I'm going to go make her pasta e fasool now!

I grew up with a single dad in the 70s and 80s. He cooked amazing food. We ate Chicken Cacciatore and this meal with pork chops, rice and tomatoes. I can't remember what Dad called that but it was good! No, we aren't Italian, but Dad could cook! And he taught us all. I love your videos, Laura. Thank you for all the recipes. I will try making this one and I shared it on FB for my sister to make for Dad. :) (They are in MA, I am in IL)

Oh the memories your cooking brings back. My parents and siblings immigrated from Salerno in 1967, so pasta e fasool, pasta e patata and pasta e lenticchie is what I grew up on. Growing up these were not my favorite. But now I find that I want them more and more as they bring me comfort and beautiful memories of my childhood with my family. Thank you😘

My parents were born in Karlovac, Croatia and now live in Sydney, Aus. My family makes "fažol" with smoked pork belly fat (slanina) which gave it a strong smokey and porky flavour. Like you said - each region of Italy makes it different and the same goes for Croatia. Other regions don't used slanina, rather pancetta or a lightly cured bacon. Nice dish!

Thank you for sharing a little part of your life with us. My absolute FAV meal growing up was my mum's minestrone ❤️ I grew up in a vegetarian household in Scotland. We make it super thick with broken up spaghetti, plenty veggies and some chickpeas. It's so thick and delicious! A watery minestrone saddens my heart 😆 oh and it has to come with garlic bread too!!! Love from Scotland X

This is just the way Italian soup recipe I've *BEAN* looking for, thanks Laura!

I’m 83 a great my grandma made bread and when she took it out of the oven she put good olive oil and salt and pepper on while it was still hot oh so good she came from Sicily

I grew up in Connecticut and every time I eat Matzo Ball Soup it makes me cry. A grown man... My mother made the best Matzo Ball Soup. Hard to find now that I live in Texas.

Yes, Laura my nanny came from Italy when she was just 13 years old. She lived with us and I was so fortunate because she told me all the old stories from Italy. She made pasta fasool and I make it the way she did. It’s the best on chilly nights.

You are an absolute DOLL! I’m 100% Italian and LOVE to cook! Sunday dinners every week take place at my house and your recipes have been LOVED! Just enjoy your energy and light about you! God Bless you and yours !

I clicked so fast😃 Those chilly days are coming so we gotta be prepared with yummy food.

Despite growing up in the states and having no Italian background at all, paste e fagioli is one of my favorite comfort dishes as well! Every time my family would go on a ski trip we’d make a big vat of pasta fagioli and have it for lunch on our breaks from skiing :)

This is lovely. More soup, Stew,and or chowders please

Such wonderful comfort from a bowl of pasta fagioli! I do celery, onion, garlic, no carrot. Growing up my Nonna used an 8 oz can of “Delmonte” (tomato sauce) so that’s what I do. And yes I cook the ditalini in the pot with the beans! So delish!

I love listening to your stories. Especially with some homemade food. Great recipe for the fall and winter. I love making your recipes, you never fail me. ❤️❤️

Thank you Laura! You are always my "go to gal" whenever I make something from my childhood and need a little help. Made it last night for Saturday night supper and it fabulous.

I cant wait to make this. I didn’t grow up eating this, but every time I make one of your Italian recipes I feel like I’m honoring those who shared this over generations! Looks delicious :)

I LOVED the way you formatted this video like we're just in the kitchen learning how to cook with our grandmothers ^_^ home cooked food is really so much more comforting than anything you can get at a restaurant (not that I don't love a good restaurant), its just made with love, you can feel it. Whenever I make one of my grandmas recipes I immediately send her a picture and it makes her day knowing I'm still eating Avo's food!

I've been following you for years. You're the Best Laura. God bless you.

Thank you Laura for sharing lovely stories, I feel like I am just sitting in your beautiful kitchen & having company together. Love your cooking recipes & guides to teach & bring love to our families. 💗🙏🙏

My my Laura this look absolutely delicious. What I would give to have a bowl of it right now🤤

So nice to see a carrot in Pasta e Fagioli. I love carrots in soups, stews, etc. Love your recipe. My late Mom approved - She was from Naples. and would have loved your recipe. Thank You Laura.

Such great home cooking and I loved how you incorporated your memories and how this kind of food makes you feel! Such a special touch! 👏🏼💛 Blessings!! xo

Yess I love how you did the first scene in one take! 👌🏻 that’s my favorite. Looks delish

OMG you bring me back to my childhood. My mom was an amazing cook just like you. Thank you 😊

I just love watching you! Ever since I was about 12 eight years ago I started watching you. I made your chocolate lava cake and butterscotch cannolis. You are the reason I fell in love with baking. I have finally started watching cooking and baking and watching you is inspiring me to cook more not just bake. Thank you for creating your youtube channel. you are very relatable and fun to watch.

Thank you for your cooking shows Laura. I love that you bring your recipes and stories into my kitchen. THE BEST FOOD IS MAGICK. Yay. Laura... Your my kitchen Goddess

YES ma’am thank you have been waiting for this recipe- it’s a longtime family favorite! Making your sausage and pepper sandwiches AND eggplant parm tonight (too far). Keep them coming!!

My favorite soup! I grew up on matzo ball soup that I still love. But pasta fagiole always brings me back to my 1st trip to Italy! I can’t wait to make this!

Laura, when I just listened to you about enjoying home cook meals, I am the same way. I enjoy my home cook meals. I can't tell you how many recipes I made of yours and they all came out like yours...you are are a great cook. I was born in Poland and been here 56 years..but I love to cook your recipes. You inspire me .💐⚘

Love it love it love ittt💖💖💖🙏 Thank you laura for sharing this beautiful traditional dish with us💚🙏🌷

Always looking for something new to cook and this looks amazing as always! Thankyou Laura xxx

I always thought I was making a mistake when mine came out thick! The validation 🙌🏾🙌🏾

I made this and my family loved it! Thank you Laura!

Looks sooo delicious !

I really enjoy these videos!

Laura, thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe and your sweet story about loving homemade food. I’m the same way, I choose it over any fancy restaurant. And thanks to you, I’m always impressing my loved ones with your authentic Italian dishes 😍

Looks delicious! Wish I were there!!!

I'm Hmong and my family is from Laos. The "family foods" that always do it for me are the rice wrap "egg" rolls, fresh beef laab with roasted rice power, and our our chicken soup with lemon grass plus other Asian herbs. Yeah, those always bring back memories of a much simpler time.

This looks really good I never had this before

I've never known this dish existed until I saw this, and it looks so comforting and so delicious!! Yum!!!

I’m from NY originally and my family is Portuguese and we had a lot of dishes that were comfort food, and one in particular is collard green soup with Portuguese sausage (caldo verde) growing up in a Portuguese household that soup was made pretty much every week and eaten in the summer. I love All your recipes! Buono appetito! 👩‍🍳 ❤️

Wonderful recipe thanks a million Laura

Please make more videos with Mia soon. My 3 year old loves your videos. She asks to watch “recipes” all of the time. She loves when Mia helps you cook. :)

I love how Laura mentions her Nonna (spelling?) and how her ways of cooking influence Laura's recipes!

I've never had this, but it seemed hearty so I made it tonight. Honestly I'm pleasantly surprised at the flavor profile, its delicious! I thought it would be slightly bland from such minimal ingredients but its rich and satisfying.

Sharing recipes is the absolutely best way to share the cultures around the world. Thank you.

I love it. Looks delicious

Looks GREAT!!!

Such beautiful pasta! Love this recipe

I love the eating the garlic clove after it's been cooked in a dish like this.

I can’t wait to try this! I was thinking back to the first video of yours I watched, which was chicken pot pie when my 7 year old was a baby, and I’ve been subscribed every since! Love you!

What a beautiful kitchen.

I Love your recipe and Stories!

This looks amazing especially with the pancetta.

I believe every latin country has a nice dish with beans. That looks delicious, like my grandma's fabada. Definitely try this one!

Yes you posted on ig this morning and I’ve been WAITING🤤

Always looking forward to your' vids. You are amazing. God bless you and your family! Ciao Bella! 🇮🇹

One of my fave soups ! I must try this !!

This is really good!!!

Omgggg looks so good👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼

I’m so making this over the weekend! 😋

I grew up eating my mom’s chicken pilau rice dish with raita and it is the most comforting thing ever! Also, I love this recipe, looks so good!! 😋

Ciao Laura fantastic recipe, love pasta fagioli

Laura your the best! I LOVE your videos 🤩

I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you for brightening the world with your channel ❤️

Everything you make looks so delicious! Gosh I love Italian food! Pasta e Ceci is one of my faves, will have to make this instead.

Looks so darn delicious

more family stories and memories while you cook like this, please; it really makes for a more enjoyable watch laura...keep it up!

looks amazing! 😍

Exactly how my grandmother made it. thanks so much for this recipe.

I love you guys so much ❤️❤️

“Th magic of food”......perfect. ❤️

Another great recipe 👌❤

I always LOVE your talking too and these lovely memories of your childhood :)💙💜✨

What a beautiful memory. I agree home food is the best. The memories attached is priceless. I love my Hmong home food.

I absolutely am going to have to make this!

I love this meal 😍

Laura shares her heart here....take us back to Nana's kitchen. Love it!

You deserve an academy award of cooking dear Italian lady Laura.

That looks delicious!! I will definitely give it a try! Much love and blessings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🥰

I love the way this is filmed. Also it’s spring here but still cold. I’m buying the ingredients for this tomorrow to make at the weekend !!!

I’ve been watching you for years! Keep them coming.

Yum! This is one of my favorite soups!😸

Hi Laura, this is exactly how my grandma would make pasta and beans, she liked to use regular bacon! I grew up with her in the same house-she was a magnificent cook and an incredible baker! There was always wine and Italian bread on the table...I lost her in 2012 but I have vivid memories of certain things and this is one of them....love your cooking very much...Warm greetings from New York...Be safe, be well✌️✌️🥰🥰👏👏

Yasssss 💗💗💗 love this thanks for sharing ✨

I’m from Venezuela, from la guajira which is where the indigenous live and something that reminds me of home and is comfort food to me is Arroz con Bacalao. Which is rice with cod fish. I absolutely love it and it’s definitely a treat because it’s a little tedious because you have to de-salt the fish. But when it’s done it takes me back. This or Rice with dried shrimp, made with shrimp broth (funny enough we have to go to the Asian market to get these, the dried shrimp and the dried shrimp shells to make the broth)

Laura,I love this recipe, it reminds me of my Mother In Laws recipe, I now have to make it. Love it. Thank You.

subscribed! this looks delicious!

Ive been watching quite a few videos on how to make this and I gotta say, this one attracts me the most 👌🤤 It kind of resembles how we make our traditional pea-soup. Soaking the peas overnight, preparing the rest of the ingrediënts and lastly putting all of it together in a big pot and simmer for a few hours until the peas kind of fall apart. That is what we grew up with at my grandmas house ❤ I will try this one soon, but all of a sudden also craving the pea-soup 🙈

Can’t wait to make this!!

I grew up eating pupusas in El Salvador. I now live in New York, thank you mama for teaching me how to make pupusas i'm gonna make some for dinner tonight.

Now we are in the dead of winter (middle of January) and this soup is like a bowl of sunshine!

Okay def making this tomorrow!!!