Summer

What's not to love when with an effortless twist a dish becomes something brand-new? Puree the Cantaloupe Thai Chile Basil Salad with an adjustment or two, and you will have a soup that is heaven in a bowl at the end of a steamy summer commute home.

Fire-sizzled, perfectly crusty outside and pink inside -- there is nothing like a giant steak.

This was my first taste of the south of France.