Our loot from Schwetzingen

Just a quick post about the loot we brought back from Schwetzingen. Most of the produce that you buy at the supermarkets here are grown in other European countries like Spain, Italy or Greece. But because spring is the ideal time to splash out on the more expensive types of locally grown produce, we decided to buy two cartons of bright red erdbeeren (strawberries). We also bought a total of two kilograms of weiss spargel (white asparagus) - one kilogram of the grade A type and one kilogram of a slightly inferior (but still delicious) grade. We just couldn't resist the siren call of the vegetable and produce stands - they were on nearly every corner at Schwetzingen.

The children devoured most of the sweet, juicy strawberries though Alan and I managed to eat a few as well. I wish you could smell their divine fragrance through the internet, but here is a photo just to tease you.

And here is a picture of the children posing with a few stalks of asparagus. They used to be repulsed by the thought of even eating any, but now they have become big fans. Of course they won't eat the asparagus unless it's drowning in hollandaise sauce, but hey, it's an improvement. So as you can see, we've been dining well for the past few days.