"Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one then," Natalie laughed, feeling a bit easier now that she knew he wasn't going to tease her about it.  She decided she liked his smile and his easygoing manner, and was even more impressed when he told them he could cook, and pointed out the things he'd brought.  It was a slick move on his part, but she herself didn't mind, thinking it interesting rather than arrogance on his part.<br/><br/>"I've never had acorn bread before, or mead either," she admitted.  "I don't think I'll start just now though, one of us starting early is plenty," she grinned, gesturing back toward the living room, not judging anyone, but wanting to wait until she was more settled in before she tried something new, at least alcohol-wise.  "I think I will try the jerky though," she added, feeling a little hungry and not wanting him to feel as if she didn't appreciate his efforts.  She took one of the packages, looking to see if Sarah wanted one too.  "It must have taken a while to wrap all these up in servings like that.  I probably would have just thrown it all into a big zip lock or something and been done with it, but then again I don't know the first thing about real cooking," she laughed, "so you're way ahead of me."