weekend recap

This weekend was another great one! Friday after I finished work we took our Christmas tree out to the curb. I had already taken the decorations off earlier in the week. and MAN, did that tree make a MESS! Strangely enough, even though the tree is gone it still SMELLS like a Christmas tree in the apartment!

Saturday morning we met up with Aryn and Gordie, the couple we went out for New Years with. They wanted to take us out for breakfast for dutch pancakes at a place called the Pfanntastic Pannenkoek House. It's a really thin pancakesthat come flat on a HUGE plate with all sorts of things on top. There's sweet things like apples and cinnamon, and savory things like shredded potato, cheese and mushrooms. Which is what I had. It was DELICIOUS, I couldn't even eat it all! And its a good price. Next time I want to try something from the sweet side of the menu. Stephan loved it too! It's definitely a place we want to go back to.

After breakfast, we parted ways until later in the evening. I had to do some grocery shopping and cleaning as we were having Gordie and Aryn over for dinner that evening. I decided to make spaetzle noodles and Rouladen, along with carrots and a salad. Since I had the time, I decided I would try the Rouladen in my new slow cooker, instead of in the oven like normal. I talked details with mom, and ran it on high for about 2.5 hours, and then kept it on low the rest of the way. Only thing to note for next time: Make the gravy thicker than I actually want it before I put it in the slow cooker with the Rouladen, as it waters down quite a bit as it cooks.

Saturday evening went really great. Dinner was fantastic, and what was even better was the company. We really had a good time just sitting at the table over drinks chatting with Aryn and Gordie.

Sunday was low key, we just hung out, had a nap, ate left overs and lounged on the couch.

How was your weekend?