Little Fridge Big Dreams

Having safely arrived in Berlin my first mission was to head to Kaiser's, the local grocery store, and get some of my favorite German foodstuffs.  In a jetlagged haze I walked the 2 blocks there.  It was cold and a little sunny, what would be considered good weather for February in Berlin, but having left Atlanta the day before with sunny 70 degrees (22 grad C) thought it was cold.  Once in Kaiser's I found so many things that I had not eaten since last spring here, and forgot the size of the fridge.  I loaded up my sack with Froop, a yogurt like substance with fruit mousse on top, Apfelschorle, like an apple soda that is not too sweet, and of course Duplo, German version of Kit Kat that is delicious.

Back at the house I had to carefully put everything into the fridge like a puzzle, many times I had to start over, but eventually everything made it in.  For our first dinner here together we ate Bratkartoffeln, one of my favorite easy dinners.  It consists of boiled potatoes that are then sliced.  In a pan one would add butter, onions, and small pieces of bacon (I omit for my veggie version, but most Germans would balk at my affront to their national treasure), these are then cooked together and then then sliced potatoes are added.  At the very end you crack 2 eggs on top and let them cook, but the yolks are still runny.  This makes a delicious sauce for it and it is so yummy.