Cut the bread into ½-inch-thick slices. On each slice, spread butter generously, then top with an anchovy fillet.

Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing. Picture a bowl of soup or a salad without a slice of crusty bread to go with it. Worse still ...

What's better than crusty bread ... Italian herbs—delicious, but a little boring. We love to mix things up by adding pesto, grilled veggies, ricotta and pancetta. One of our favorite recipes ...