No, it wasn't a garden path, it was a pot of beans! In this case 15 different kinds of beans for a nice soup for a cold and blustery winter evening.
I am not yet proficient enough to present my soup, and recipe, right here so please visit my blog Café Ludwig for "the rest of the story": http://cafeludwig.blogspot.com/2013/12/something-to-warm-cockles-of-your-heart.html