Using soba rather than rice noodles and seasoning the tofu with soy sauce fuses Asian cuisines in this inviting soup.

Saffron lends an exotic note to this soup, and an egg in each bowl makes it a one-dish meal.

Counterintuitive though it may seem, this cold soup is actually comforting.

A dish that makes fantastic use of stale bread, sausage, ricotta salata, carrots and spinach, extracting the maximum flavor from each while blending them perfectly.