Niklaustag

Happy Niklaustag!...or for those of us who don't speak German... Happy Saint Nickolas Day! In Germany, December 6th is the day that Saint Nickolas comes and puts candy or coal in people's shoes. Children set out their shoes the night before and (hopefully) wake up with candy in them. I really like this holiday because it still celebrates "Santa" (Sankt Niklaus) but leaves the 25th for celebrating Christ. The Germans knew what they were doing. Anyway, I decided to celebrate by making some German foods. I went to a local German Gourmet and started walking around. I had no idea what I was doing and couldn't read anything (hardly). In the end, I picked up some seasoning packets, spaetzle, knoedel, hit cookies, and a bunch of chocolate :).

The day of I made rotkohl, a roast with sauerbraten seasoning, and mushroom knoedel. It was definitely interesting. Can't say I'm a huge fan of rotkohl or knoedel, but they were fun for the occasion. I have big plans for next year!
Here are our shoes! Even K1 got something. No, I didn't let him eat it. I figured if I ate it for him, he'd eventually get some ;).
We finished everything off with some hot chocolate and Hit cookies dipped in whipped cream (a mission favorite for PC) while watching the first presidency Christmas broadcast.

Yummy!