As not all days are action backed during our stint in Holland (not that all the South Africa days were either but whatever ๐คช) Iโll be mixing it up and doing more than two days at a time, or possibly even skipping days, just so your mind calendar isnโt confused ๐
April 23rd –
A fairly benign day as it were… weather was mixed sun and cloud, Mike painted window trim and roof peaks, I folded and sorted our suitcases entireties so that our room would hopefully stay somewhat organized during our stay. I also worked on the blog and began sorting through South Africa photos.
Determined not to end this vacation with a gazillion pointless pictures clogging my phone space ๐คช
We enjoyed aย four cheese pizza, topped with fresh arugula, walnuts and balsamic sauce for supper.
It was very tasty and I hope to attempt its replication once at home again โบ๏ธ
Oma and Opa popped over to say hello and have a little visit and thatโs the full recap of our first day ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
April 24th –
It was a cloudy morning but once it cleared up, it was a hot +26 day out!
Between letting coats of paint dry, Mich and I headed into Doesburg to look around.
And because it was Wednesday and Wednesday, is loempia day ๐ค๐๐ป
The first food item to be checked off of the โto eatโ list ๐
The Wednesday market was going on so we walked around the few trucks, buying some fresh mint and Mike choosing some pesto cheese.
How something that grouped together smells so displeasing yet tastes so lovely is still a mystery to me ๐คช
The fish store was then entered and some โVictoria baars filetโ bought for supper, as I was in charge of preparing that nights meal since the mother in law was working and fish seemed like an easy thing to assemble when one isnโt in oneโs own kitchen ๐คช
More substance was required as loempias are small ๐, so we went to โthe snack barโ, the Dutchest place to get food of them all and still as visually unappealing as everย ๐คชYet we still missed it and proceeded toย order nasi ballen for me and of course a frikandel for Mich ๐คช
Ice cream with disco dip served as an appetizer since we were taking the snacks back to the house to eat ๐๐ฆ๐๐ป
We enjoyed our long-awaited snacks in the sunshine, washing them down with the fizzy, Lipton iced tea that was also on the โmust haveโ list.
The list shrunk generously after one short outing… what can I say, we must be task oriented ๐คช๐๐ป
The sunshine was enjoyed awhile more, another coat of paint applied by Mich and then we walked to the nearby grocery store for some more supper items.
I made butter fried fish seasoned simply with salt, a heavy peppering and fresh lemon juice once plated, green beans with bacon and feta, (thanks to the feta idea in South Africa ๐) rice and pre made garlic bread.
The fish was a tad fishier than Iโm used to enjoying but other than that Iโd say it turned out fine ๐
Inge (mother-in-law ๐) made everyone dessert.
Using the very Dutch โVlaโ, which I interpret to tasting very much like pudding to which they all vehemently disagree ๐คช, strawberries and whipped cream โบ๏ธ๐๐ถ
April 25th –
Mike painted.
I painted one coat, on one window, pretty much just to say I contributed when really it was very minuscule in the scope of things ๐คช
We retrieved lunch from another snack bar, this time choosing โkapselonโ. The Dรถner Kebab dish served with fries, creamy garlic sauce, shredded cabbage, feta, cucumbers, cheese and the odd pickled/green jalapeรฑo ๐คค๐๐ป
It hit the spot.
I plan to eat ice cream with disco dip, every chance I get as wellย ๐
Whilst waiting for it to be prepared though, we popped over to the grocery store to again grab some things for that night’s supper.
Gnocchi and canned tomato ricotta sauce to be topped with arugula, another pre made garlic bread and pre seasoned, bacon wrapped chicken tenderloins.
The chicken being a pre-prepared meat that we had often enjoyed when living in Holland, thus, another item on the food list ๐
Mike was in charge of beverages, making a minty, lemon iced tea for everyone โบ๏ธ๐ฟ๐
I totally agree with your comment on Vla tasting veeeery much like pudding! ๐
Enjoy the rest of your stay:)
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Haha, it is so good to know I am not alone in this ๐ Thank you!!
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