Figs are an underrated fruit. Not only delicious, they have an almost exotic feel to them. Figs are coming into season out this way and since they’re so much more accessible in California’s mediterranean climate, I’m enjoying all the different ways to eat them. The easiest way (aside from raw by themselves) is throwing them into salads. Here I share a Fig and Goat Cheese Salad.

I can’t tell you how many half loaves of bread have made it into the trash after a few days of getting stale on the counter. I always feel guilty throwing it away. With grandparents who went through the Great Depression and having spent time with the poorest of the poor around the world, I understand how valuable even a loaf of bread is. This panzanella salad (basically a bread salad) is the perfect solution for using up stale bread. You may be thinking, oh that sounds disgusting, but you would be wrong. This salad is all kinds of right.