Gute Appetit

My first experience cooking.... really! I have been here for 4 weeks and usually eat dinner with Maria ans Otto (my host parents). Maria makes excellent food!
I made spaghetti with red sauce (all store bought) with some steamed brocoli, carrot, and zucchini. I also made some garlic bread and sausage. Just getting all the ingredients was itself a learning experience. I looked up all the ingredients in German just to make sure I got the right stuff. Getting the vegetables was easy enough and the bread. I went to the supermarket for the rest. First off, there is a tube for garlic. I was ready to buy some garlic in a jar and get some salt, but this thing is a tube of garlic spread. Makes it easier on me. Then figuring out what was in each jar of tomato sauce was a little difficult. In the end though, I just picked one that I think has basil in it.
The dinner was most delicious as well. I over cooked the garlic bread because I had to crisp it on the stove top. The oven is currently out of commission. I think the best thing of the night: Wine. It turned from a dinner party to Wine Wednesday and some amazing, weird conversations were had. Overall it was a success and I will definitely be having a repeat in the near future!