One guy is bringing schnitzel, two are bringing bratwurst, a lady is bringing a fizzy apple drink... not sure what others are bringing. I worked up a large pot of kartoffelsuppe (potato soup) that is smelling great as I type this. The ingredients ('taters, precious!... bacon, onion, carrots, parsnip, garlic, leeks, 'maters, salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, etc.) are starting to blend and it should taste most excellent by the morning. I'll fill a crock pot with soup and keep the rest for me and the Better Half to eat on over the next few days.


While I was prepping / cooking, I couldn't help but imagine down the road in the retirement years having friends over for a week or two of slinging dice and cooking up something like kartoffelsuppe with bread for dinner and relaxing by the fire... with some good German brew for those so inclined. Prost!
