Non-meme Content
Not much of that these days, is there! Even my Utrecht journal has been a bit short on content, although I've added some photos recently.
Since I do talk about food a lot on this blog, I'll talk about our dinner tonight.
A few days ago, we were at the Potdeksel (our local) and were talking with Kris, who is the son of the owner of the bar. We've become quite friendly with the whole family, thanks to the people from whom we bought our house. Anyway, it was a quiet night at the Potdeksel, and we were the only ones there for much of the evening. As well as playing some pinball (each of us won one round, as it turned out) and seeing old photos of the bar and the family, we ended up getting a tour of the basement area where they store the kegs and various other bar sundries. It's quite impressive! A behind-the-scenes tour, so to speak!
We also got to sample the smoked sausage that the family had had for dinner that night. They had some leftover and Kris gave us some to try. Delicious! Amusingly, it comes from Hema, which is a great store that's a mishmash of food, clothing, hardware, kitchenware and various other wares. We were out running errands today in that area anyway, so we stopped in today and bought some of the sausage, along with another sausauge that has cheese inside it. To accompany this, we'll be having the zuurkool stamppot (sauerkraut mixed in with mashed potatoes). Of course, we've got a spicy stone-ground mustard, as well, which goes perfectly with sausage.
We also stopped in to a fancy Italian market today to look for stuff for our Christmas day feast. We didn't find what we were looking for, but we did find burrata, one of my absolute favorite cheeses. We picked up some salami and a nice wine, as well, so the trip was hardly a bust.
To cap it all off, G's person at UPS sent a nice thank-you package that included the ubiquitous calendar, but the not-so-ubiquitous wine decanter and two bottles of Chilean wine. Not bad!
Since I do talk about food a lot on this blog, I'll talk about our dinner tonight.
A few days ago, we were at the Potdeksel (our local) and were talking with Kris, who is the son of the owner of the bar. We've become quite friendly with the whole family, thanks to the people from whom we bought our house. Anyway, it was a quiet night at the Potdeksel, and we were the only ones there for much of the evening. As well as playing some pinball (each of us won one round, as it turned out) and seeing old photos of the bar and the family, we ended up getting a tour of the basement area where they store the kegs and various other bar sundries. It's quite impressive! A behind-the-scenes tour, so to speak!
We also got to sample the smoked sausage that the family had had for dinner that night. They had some leftover and Kris gave us some to try. Delicious! Amusingly, it comes from Hema, which is a great store that's a mishmash of food, clothing, hardware, kitchenware and various other wares. We were out running errands today in that area anyway, so we stopped in today and bought some of the sausage, along with another sausauge that has cheese inside it. To accompany this, we'll be having the zuurkool stamppot (sauerkraut mixed in with mashed potatoes). Of course, we've got a spicy stone-ground mustard, as well, which goes perfectly with sausage.
We also stopped in to a fancy Italian market today to look for stuff for our Christmas day feast. We didn't find what we were looking for, but we did find burrata, one of my absolute favorite cheeses. We picked up some salami and a nice wine, as well, so the trip was hardly a bust.
To cap it all off, G's person at UPS sent a nice thank-you package that included the ubiquitous calendar, but the not-so-ubiquitous wine decanter and two bottles of Chilean wine. Not bad!