I had no idea that on the day my husband, Marvin, walked in from his garden with a handful of the first fava beans of the season, that we would be eating them at almost every meal for a long time. Now ...

This traditional Italian soup calls for ditalini pasta and borlotti or red kidney beans, along with charred tomatoes and peppers, salty pancetta, and bright, herbal basil. Stir tender grattini pasta ...