If I had to pick one word to describe the year 2020, that would be ‘strange’. It has brought hardship & challenge to many, but also it has been quite eye-opening for me (personally). I feelt the covid-19 pandemic had taught me to be more present and patient. It has definitely strenghtened my relationship with God. It also showed me many things can be done diferently, even better and usually stress-free.
However, that being said, I do miss some family activities and people contact in general. Around Christmas time, I do desparately miss a good outing to the local Christmas Market. Without it Christmas feels a bit blunt – it’s somehow satisfying to my soul to eat a pretzel outside while surrounded by Christmas lights, music and stranger’s laughter. My 4 year old loves painting cookies and houses with the elves on the Market as well. He’s been wanting to do this for months and felt a bit sad when we said where will be no Market this year.
Seeing all that, my husband had a great idea – why not make a Christmas market dinner at home. I didn’t need any convincing.
So, the next question was: What do you eat at an European Christmas Market? Here’s what we had for dinner on the table that night:
- Pretzels (store bought, baked at home)
- German Sauerkraut (store bought in a can, then cooked in the oven at home)
- German Sausages (also store – bought)
- Homemade Potato Pancakes (this recipe)
- Mustard
It was delcious and fun!
As far as crafts go, well, we had a mini workshop at home – this time around a bit different (a batman mask, not a Christmas house), but it still felt like Christmas.