If you prefer a fancy Italian name, you can call this "zuppa di salsiccia," which simply means sausage soup, but to me the kale is the star! It was born on a cold January night when when I was craving something nourishing and hearty like the white bean and sausage soup I used to make, before I realized that legumes and my digestive system were not friends, and didn't want to spend a lot of time making it.