Ever Wonder...

...what we eat over here?

betcha have...

or most likely, the thought has never entered your mind

but we like food...mmmm...

and thought you might like to get a taste of germany

does this basket of glory look healthy or what?

kathleen and heather are probably

shocked at the sight of it

no offense taken, ladies :)

believe it or not, this is on our counter

and is always filled with fresh fruit and bread

the rolls we buy daily at the local bakeries
at least in our world here,

we have learned that germans go to the market

about every day or every other

they buy small and healthy

and their bodies show it

now that is not to say that everything is healthy over here
what in the world is this, you ask?
"little bear meat"
mmmm...delicious!
basically it's baloney in the shape of a bear
hey, whatever it takes to get the kids to eat
at first the kids were so excited about it,
they would shout "Bear! bear! More bear!"
i am proud to say i haven't had one bite of it
am i a bad mom for buying it?

okay, this next item is just wrong
"pirate smiley balls"
great.
they are little baloney balls the size of a quater
with smiling pirates on them
the perfect size for CHOKING
nein, danke!


this isn't so exciting

but i thought you might find it interesting

that the mayo and mustard

comes in toothpaste like tubes...

no big tubs of best foods for us!

we eat a lot of bread, butter, cheese & meats

not so thrilling but that's what you do here...

but it tastes pretty good on those fresh rolls

these are the staples for drinks in our fridge:

milk (does a body good?)

mineral water (believe it or not, all four of us

actually prefer this now over regular water

are we euros or what!?)

coke--a lil taste of home now and then

apfelschorle: which is the hip thing to drink here

like sparkling apple cider but with less sugar

and of course always juice for the kinder

the biggest change to our diet here has been

CHOCOLATE

chocolate

& more chocolate

the chocolate here is goooood

cheap, tasty, a zillion kinds

even spreadable, as you can see above

slather it on one of those warm rolls...trouble!

i will end this food frenzy

with our favorite, typical german

home cooked meal...

yes, it's bratwurst & sauerkraut

with some fresh bread and mustard for dipping

i have to admit, we feel very german

making it & delighting in it

and this is just what we'll make YOU

if you come to visit

right, rachel? ;)

hope you enjoyed a taste of hamburg

oh ya, and as for hamburgers in hamburg ;)

let's just say our german friends

need to stick with what they do best: sausage

leave the hamburgers to the good ol u.s. of a.

love to you all,

krista