Spargellauf 2015

The Steinbachs ran the local Spargellauf again this year. I ran the 5km and the Mr. and PJ ran the kids 500meter. The weather wasn't fabulous but warm enough for an enjoyable morning of activity.

Can you find them? PJ is in orange shorts and black shirts.

They held hands all the way to the finish line.

All the way to the finish line.

PJ and his medal - that was one proud finisher!

My family did a great job of cheering me on.

I finished a little bit slower this year AND I was healthy enough to finish!

Healthy family. Healthy.

Here's to a faster race next year!




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For the Record – Mr’s Spargelcremesuppe

Spargelzeit continues and with ever increasing rewards: it turns out that the Mr. makes a hell of a Spargelcremesuppe (white asparagus cream soup). The first important step is to cook too many Spargel for us to eat alone:

And then add lots of wonderful things and let it simmer. Then serve it to the Mrs. and watch her get happy, happy.

Yummy, yummy, yummy! We've got a few left-over Spargel in the fridge, lets hope we enjoy a repeat soon!





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Spargelzeit!

A special time in southern Germany has begun: Spargelzeit. Loosely translated, it’s a very limited time when fresh, white asparagus are available. Spargel is so special, there is even a separate section for “Asparagus in Germany” on the Wikipedia page.

Spargel can be eaten with just about anything but the most common seems to be Spargel with schnitzel, potatoes, and hollandaise sauce. For the first Spargel meal of 2011 in our house, we replaced the schnitzel with sausage:

Locals - including the Mr - get so excited about Spargel that a rarely seen glee pops to the surface when Spargel becomes a scrumptious, if temporary part of many meals. I think Spargel is exciting because it is only available for a handful of weeks each year. In our world where almost everything is available all the time – news, fruit, vegetables, meats, sex, drugs, alcohol – things that aren’t always available become even more special. Sort of like a kid that takes 40 weeks to bake before we finally get to meet him.

So, we have to make sure he’s a Spargel fan before he even gets out:

 
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