a pinch of salt for luck

life hasn't always been this lucky. there are times you can believe in myths and faiths and promises and other potentially untrue stuff, and times when luck is really just perseverance.

i made something a few days ago. it came out too salty (more on that later), but beautiful. i know how to do it better next time.

cheese snowflakes

use parchment paper, non-stick cookie sheet, or grease it up. 350 degrees preheat. two sheets are better than one.

grate about 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese. you can either add something interesting at this point (i added fennel seeds, but you could try caraway? or poppy seeds?), about 1/4 cup.

put 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixture on the cookie sheet, and spread evenly to about 4" diameter. space like cookies, about 2" between.

bake: depending on your oven, either really only about 2 minutes, or up to about 4.

remove from oven, remove from pan while still warm. you can drape them on a rolling pin for curved versions, or just on paper towels for flat ones. they look like lacy chips.

if you used salty cheese like i did, you'll get salty snowflakes. we used them to add to hot soup - they looked really cool melting into it.