I know several people who crave hot and sour soup when they're sick. Since we're smack in the middle of flu season, I figured it was a good time to feature this vegetarian hot and sour soup recipe.
Panzanella is a bread and vegetable salad from Tuscany. It's a pretty flexible recipe, as long as you have the two most important ingredients: very ripe tomatoes and day-old, good country bread.
Simple and refreshing, cucumber salad is the epitome of summer. Different herbs can make it seem like a completely different salad, so don't be scared to experiment.