A little bread can go a long way when it’s used in the recipe and not just as a side dish.

Food Ideas

• Love to Cook: Tuscan Ribollita with Meyer lemon gelato for dessert
• Weeknight Reality: Panzanella with grilled or poached chicken
• Need a Miracle: Take-and-bake Italian loaf with minestrone from the deli bar

Recipe Links

• Tuscan Ribollita – Cookie via Epicurious
• Giada’s Ribollita – Giada de Laurentiis via Food Network
• Spring Panzanella – Smitten Kitchen
• Ina Garten’s Panzanella – via Food Network
• Meyer Lemon Gelato – Magnolia Days

Parting Thought

“The need of the immaterial is the most deeply rooted of all needs. One must have bread; but before bread, one must have the ideal.”

Victor Hugo