Saturday night was one of those nights when dinner consisted of whatever could be scrounged from the refrigerator. Fortunately, the evening's pickings included the ingredients for this salad, which turned out to be quite fresh and lovely, and which I think would make a pretty spectacular Thanksgiving side dish.
This carrot bread is just the tiniest bit sweet, and hearty enough to start your morning off beautifully. Ever had a Starbucks Morning Muffin? It tastes almost exactly like that.
Chicken cacciatore is a great way to start embracing fall's rich, rustic flavors: it's filling, easy to prepare, lovely to look at...and costs about $10 for a meal that serves 2 with plenty of leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.
When it comes to Jell-O, I suppose this is pretty much as refined as it gets...which is to say, not very refined at all. But fun!
When I was little, my grandma used to make strawberry Jell-O with banana slices floating in it, and that's still my go-to classic...but there are lots and lots of interesting twists you can put on the stuff (most of which don't involve shrimp or cabbage...yikes).
