Valentine's dinner was general northern European fare. Medister sausage in a brown gravy (Danish) served with knodel (German) and broccoli (is it *American* to always have some veggies on the side?). The reason behind this dinner was simply that my husband asked why I hadn't bought a medister in a while. So then feeling guilty that my old farm boy wasn't getting enough meat of late, I told him to go to the store and get himself a 2-foot long sausage, and I'd cook it for him.
After eating on it, it was déjà vu all over again...that medister tasted *ok* but what's that somewhat familiar yet still unidentifiable flavor that they put in there? And those knodel freak me out just a little every time I cook them. Plastic bags of freeze-dried ??, that become moist when boiled (in the bag). But, my husband loves the things so every once in a while...
Valentine gifts all around were plant related. I picked up some *mini greenhouses* for Rich. It just seeds in soil, in an itty bitty box, but that's all we have room for anyway. I got a daffodil bulb/plant (and some wine), and Peter got to pick out some cacti and make himself a desert. He wants a pet but we don't have room for that either.
I'm also starting my stockpile of carrot (and other) seeds. Every store has their own different selection, lots of different prices, so it will be interesting to see what produces and what doesn't.
Aren't those multi-colored carrots just beautiful? I'm a big fan of the long and skinny Danish radishes, and those really fresh, small white and red onions that come out in the springtime.
