Chive

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Three classic heartland ingredients — corn, smoked sausage and wild rice — combine to give this appealing first-course soup its sweet-spicy flavor and interesting texture.

The slightly sweet sauce is a nice complement to the delicate fish. Serve it with stir-fried green beans and steamed rice.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe was created to accompany Zita's Salmon with Herb Sauce. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This simple appetizer is a clever blend of sweet, salty and tangy flavors.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Here's a perfect partner for turkey or veal burgers, sausages and toasted French bread.

This recipe is a variation on the classic English dish toad in the hole, which combines Yorkshire pudding batter with English sausage. If desired, you may substitute Canadian bacon for the Irish bacon called for. You will need to sauté the Canadian bacon in 1/4 cup additional vegetable oil because it does not contain the same amount of fat as Irish bacon.

This lovely summer soup has a rich, smooth texture even though it contains no cream. For a picnic, bring the cold soup in a thermos and the chives in a plastic bag, and then serve in sturdy ceramic bowls.

At the restaurant Antico Martini in Venice, Italy, they include the scallop coral-or roe-in the dish and use fresh porcini when in season.