First weekend of Spring?

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Spring blew in on an icy gust this weekend in Colorado Springs.  The sun is out this morning, but yesterday it was grey and frosty.
It was a good day to stay home and do some cooking.  There's a dinner I love to make that reminds me of my time in Germany, and that was on the menu last night.
Ben's heading back to the University tomorrow, so it was a send off dinner as well.  In the photo above, my apron is in German, a novelty print with the title, Cooking with Alcohol.  In keeping with the theme, I'm holding a Hof Brau Haus Hefeweizen beer.
For the meal, I got out my collection of glass steins from breweries I'd visited in Germany; that was fun!
I made red cabbage and schnitzel with a sour cream dill sauce.  Those aren't sausages on the right -- they are fingerling potatoes; on the left, a pretzel roll.  Our friends came over and we had a nice, relaxing, delicious meal that included coconut cream cake.  It was not a night for dieting!
After Ben drives off this afternoon, I plan to go to the pool to swim laps, and then spend some time working on snippet roll swap that is due in a few days.  I've already collected a lot of fabrics and trinkets to choose from to create with -- now, I just need to decide and start sewing!  I may make two while I'm at it.  What are you working on this weekend?

Comments

Kathy said…
Oh schnitzel - yum yum yum!! Husband is from Germany and I adore that food, as well as the beer - LOL!
March 20, 2016 at 10:44 PM
Kathy said…
Oh! Schnitzel - YUM! I adore red cabbage, too, but I'm not very good at making it. Sad for the German-born husband but true.
March 23, 2016 at 7:05 PM
Anonymous said…
Looks like it was a wonderful meal and great time with your son.
Oh, looks like I missed the snippet swap, darn it.
Thanks for stopping by, it is always wonderful to have you visit.
Happy Spring
Hugs
Michele
March 26, 2016 at 5:08 AM
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