Winter Minestrone

 I have never met a vegetable that I did not like.  My husband on the other hand seems to have a running feud with quite a number of different vegetables.  A kind of family feud where no one can remember the how, or why or when it started.  So when I announced that the first soup  I was going to make was a minestrone, his face fell.  "You're going to make some cream soups too, right?".  I am sure I will.
   Since my sister and brother-in- law sent me a recipe I decided to follow it as best I could.  Ditalini pasta was no where to be found, so I substituted orzo which was cooked separately and added to the soup towards the end.  I don't usually consider zucchini a winter vegetable, but I decided to go with the flow and include it anyways.  I did not use canned beans but beans that I soaked and cooked that I happen to have on hand.