I hope you all had a great weekend. This weekend was one for trying new recipes and enjoying some down time. Last week I sent my husband an article I read about the 11 Foods Germans Miss when they’re in the U.S. My husband definitely agreed with most of these and he decided he would try to make one of his favorites for our lunch on Saturday.
He has fond memories of his grandmother standing by the stove preparing Kartoffelpuffer and serving them one after another to him and his brother. This was his first time making these, which are like potato pancakes, and I got to enjoy them. Yum. You have to eat these with applesauce.
Not only that but he also made some Cowboy Cookies and oh my goodness these are delicious. We enjoyed these while watching Bridge of Spies, which we really liked. Good thing I went to the gym after all of these goodies.
In bookish news we stopped by Barnes & Noble today and I discovered Willow & Sage magazine. No, I’m not adding a new craft to my list of hobbies (at least not yet!) but I found a recipe for a sugar scrub. I know we don’t have nearly as cold temperatures as many others do during the winter but nevertheless my skin gets very dry so I would love a nice, moisturizing bath product. I plan to get the ingredients this week and hopefully can have my own spa day at home next weekend. Now that’s something to look forward to right?
My reading is still progressing at a snail’s pace for some reason but sometimes that’s just the way it goes right? I am really enjoying The Secret Place by Tana French but it is a long book. I did sneak in some poetry this weekend from Mary Oliver.
Wishing you a great start of the week!
The potato pancakes sound delicious! And just in the last few days has the winter dry skin begun to bother me and pampering with a sugar scrub sounds great. Good for you for sneaking in a little poetry as mental pampering, too!
I hear you on the dry skin. I spend the winter pouring lotion all over me and I still have dry skin. Your sugar scrub sounds great. I really liked The Secret Place. Hope you enjoy it just as much.
My mother has made those cowboy cookies… beyond delicious! I like Tana French, but have not read The Secret Place. Not sure I’m up for another long book at the moment 😉
I had hoped to read more this weekend, but it just didn’t happen. A combination of family time and the nice weather, I think. 🙂 I am glad you liked Bridge of Spies. I thought it was good too!
Those Cowboy Cookies sure sound good! Your upcoming spa day sounds wonderful. My skin gets so dry too–and my daughter’s! Unlike me though, she hates to have lotion on her hands. It’s a fight to get her to put it on. 🙁
I hope you have a great week!
Yum I love potato pancakes with applesauce, my Jewish husband introduced me to the delicacy 🙂 How are Kartoffelpuffer different? Glad you had such a good weekend! Too bad Mondays always have to come around and ruin a fun time!
Those potato pancakes and cookies sound yum!! I will have to give them a try too. Someday, I should read Tana French’s books – they have been forever in my list.
Jenclair – That’s right, poetry is mental pampering! I am very bad about using lotion so I hope this scrub will turn out to be a good one!
Kay – If it turns out to be a good scrub I’ll share the recipe 🙂 And, isn’t the weather we are having just so dry?
Joann @ Lakeside Musings – That Tana French book is really long. Perhaps that’s why it’s taking me forever to finish it. I feel like I can’t make any progress 🙂
Literary Feline – I really enjoyed the movie and have even been thinking about it today. You should try making these cookies – I bet you and Mouse would love ’em!
Stefanie – I actually have never tasted potato pancakes but from what I’ve read I think they are the same! 🙂 In Mexico we have a version of these but without the applesauce! And, yes, how is it that it’s already Monday again.
Athira – Both were delicious. We finished the cookies tonight and I’m already telling my husband he needs to make more for next weekend. Haha… Hope you add Tana French to your TBR list. She’s great!
The potato pancakes sure sounds delicious! I’d tried the Korean style where they pan fried it with either kimchi or seafood. Totally different but I love the various styles of making/eating them and yours definitely looks yummy! 🙂
Oh, yum!! That looks delicious! I’ve been craving schnitzel ever since I got back from my recent trip to Germany. I have a bunch of photos of all the food I sampled and will have to be sure to let you know when I post them on my blog. 🙂
Yes, The Secret Place is long and a bit tedious. It’s my least favorite of Tana French’s books. I sure hope her next one is back on par with her earlier works. Good luck!