Drizzly.

It's raining today in a very drizzly {gross} sort of way. But. I persisted and got out for a run this morning {glory BE!}. Then I walked to pick up our CSA haul for the next two weeks {lettuce! eggs! apples!}. After a home-made brunch and some thank you note writing, I'm still enjoying being inside and away from the weather. This American Life is playing on the radio and I'll start some earnest primping in the next hour or so. We're going to a dinner type-thing tonight and girlfriend's gotta look good. Or at least try.
I hope that your weekend is going well and do you have any idea what we could possibly do with so many apples?!?! I've earmarked several recipes in my Joy of Cooking but I'm worried it won't be enough...
xoxo, natty ♥

Yum - I hope!

Hey y'all, Happy Friday!

I had been planning a mac & cheese dinner for a while but when Becs recently mentioned she enjoyed THIS Bon Appetit recipe, I decided to go for it. It's different because the noodles aren't boiled ahead of time. My mother-in-law makes the best mac & cheese and I keep forgetting to ask her for the recipe but now maybe I'll have my own!

I had some Brie and tomatoes laying around, and the Old Bay Seasoning looked oddly delicious when I was fishing out my salt and pepper so I'm trying a little 3-in-1 thing; Old Bay on the left, tomatoes in the middle, and Brie on the right.

It's bubbling away in the oven as I write this and we'll see how my little additions pan out.

I hope that you're looking ahead to a nice weekend! After several hours of heavy fluff it's still snowing lightly a bit here but supposed to finish up by later tonight. I haven't stopped being tickled by the idea that we live in a place where it snows, though if we had a driveway and sidewalk to shovel I'm sure I'd feel otherwise!

xoxo, natty ♥ 

What's a cheese crisp?

The easiest and yummiest snack.
Mike introduced these to me and I'm pretty sure they're a Phoenix/Arizona/southwest United States thing.
I'll maybe update this with pictures later but for right now...

Preheat oven to 400.
Sprinkle shredded cheese on a tortilla that's on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle some garlic powder onto the cheesy tortilla.
Bake until golden, super bubbly, and crispy {hence the "cheese CRISP"}; 10 minutes, more-or-less.
Spread salsa over the finished product.
Enjoy!

I use the Pioneer Woman's salsa recipe which is kinda my own now because I have it memorized and I make a few of my own tweaks; recipe at a later date.

Two to three cheese crisps with a side salad is one of my All Time Favorite dinners and I am very grateful to my husband for bringing them {and him} into my life.
xoxo, natty ♥