If you didn't know, there are select Senate restaurants that members dine at during workdays, and out of the many options served, that staple item is both humble and comforting: bean soup.

I've made a lot of recipes with 15-bean soup mix (like my recent ... and sausage (like Pressure Cooker Lentil Sausage Soup and Pressure Cooker Senate Bean Soup). So, when I saw Hurst's HamBeens ...

A few noticeable changes have been made between the original and Soup ‘n Fresh: Wonton Happiness is now called Asian chicken salad, while U.S. Senate Bean with smoked ham soup goes simply by chili.