Maria the Swedish Chef

After battling through the Veteran's Day parade that completely blocked all through traffic in downtown, Maria finally made it here on Saturday afternoon. We headed over to the 'Fred,' the affectionate nickname for Frederik Hendriklaan. After dropping my bike off to have a basket installed on the handlebars, we stopped for a quick herring snack. Maria is far more adventurous than me, deftly downing the filleted fish leaving only the tail. 

It was a weekend of food - after perusing a cheese shop, my lovely visitor was the consummate house guest, and offered to cook me two amazing dinners. Saturday night was crepes with chevre, arugula, tomatoes, and prosciutto. Dessert was a Dutch mixture of quark, yogurt and chocolate shavings, topped with Kinderschokolade (my favorite) and a strawberry. Sunday night was a chicken tandoori, with basmati rice and loads of veggies.