Week 46 2022 in Food Photos - CosetteIsCookin'

Let’s talk about week 46 2022. We had a normal work week and then had a weekend getaway to Keulen. Which was lots of fun with Christmas markets and chocolate.

Week 46 2022

Monday

Cod on a salad of sugar snaps and potatoes, served in a deep white plate — Cod on a salad of sugar snaps and potatoes

Paul prepared dinner for us. He made cod on a salad of sugar snaps and potato from the cookbook Van Piepers tot Pasta from Blue Band.

Tuesday

Noodle soup, served in a deep white plate with blue dolphins on the rim — Noodle soup

Yuri prepared noodle soup for dinner. His noodles did clump together a bit, but the soup was still good. Yuri liked the noodles, however not the flavor of the broth. I don’t think he will be making this recipe again.

Wednesday

Feestdagen Bakboek cookbook, seen from above, the cover — Feestdagen Bakboek cookbook

Snacks, 4 of them, with a dot of mayonnaise on the side, served on a white plate with a green rim — Snacks

Fries, with a little bit of mayonnaise on the side, served on a white plate with a green rim — Fries

Kaassoufle on a white plate with a green rim — Kaassoufle

In the mail I got the cookbook Feestdagen Bakboek from Laura Kieft. A gift from a friend. Dinner was fries, snacks and a kaassouflé, which Paul prepared in the deep-fryer.

Thursday

I prepared stew meat for dinner. We ate it with sweet and sour pumpkin on a bun. We had this dish before and the combination is delicious.

Friday

Grilled zucchinni with fennel mashed potatoes served on a blue plate — Grilled zucchini with fennel mashed potatoes

Paul cooked dinner for us. He made grilled zucchini with seasoned salt rub and fennel mashed potatoes. The recipe is from my new cookbook De Smaakmakers van Portugal from Aviko. I went to the city center for some shopping, such as a shirt for Yuri for a wedding next week. Also our Christmas lights went up in our garden that day.

Saturday

Breakfast from Backwerk, as seen from above with two drinks. Standing on a bench — Breakfast from Backwerk

Chai latte in a Christmas cup from Starbucks — Chai latte

Pretzel stall, a wooden stall with baskets with pretzels in the display, Pretzels hanging from the ceiling and someone preparing bretzels in the oven — Pretzel stall

Pretzel with bacon and cheese, being held by a hand, seen from above — Pretzel with bacon and cheese

Gluhwein with red wine in a decorated Christmas mug — Gluhwein

Cosette with gluhwein, with the Christmas market behind her and the Kolner Dom — Cosette with gluhwein

Cinnamon roll stall, someone behind the counter. Yuri standing in front of it. All the ways you can get your cinnamon roll shown — Cinnamon roll stall

Cinnamon roll with caramel sauce over it, presented on a white paper napkin on a white carton plate with a white plastic fork in it — Cinnamon roll

Really early in the morning we took the train to Cologne. We had breakfast at Utrecht Centraal Station. A frikandelbroodje, cheese croissant and a chicken curry bun from Backwerk. I also had a chai latte from Starbucks. In Cologne our first stop was the Christmasmarket at the Dom church. We shared a pretzel with cheese and bacon, glühwein and a cinnamon roll. So fun to stroll over a Christmas market.

More Christmas Markets and Food

Cafe-Lounge, seen from the side the front of the restaurant — Cafe-Lounge

Part of the breakfast buffet, the cold part seen from the side — Part of the breakfast buffet

Hot choc with a plate of choice from the buffet, seen from above — Hot choc with a plate of choice from the buffet

More delicious food from the buffet, served on a square white plate — More delicious food from the buffet

Curd with peaches, two different kinds of curd and peaches on top — Curd with peaches

The entrance to our hotel, a black door on a light painted wall — The entrance to our hotel

White gluhwein, served in a blue Christmas decorated mug — White gluhwein

Cosette with gluhwein, with the Christmas market and people around her — Cosette with gluhwein

Christmas market next to the chocolate museum, it's already dark. Lights on the market are on and the ferris wheel is lighted up with blue lights — Christmas market next to the chocolate museum

What we bought at the shop at the Chocolate museum, placed on a white sheet — What we bought at the shop at the Chocolate museum

Then we sat down for lunch at Café-lounge Alter Markt 55. They still had the breakfast buffet out, so we had breakfast for lunch. After lunch we checked into our hotel Haus Enteresan, Paul and I walked to the Hafen Weihnachtsmarkt am Schokoladenmuseum. Yuri had enough after one Christmas market. This Christmas market had a maritime theme and was next to the chocolate museum. We had white glühwein at the market, which we loved even more than the regular glühwein. We bought a lot of chocolate at the shop of the chocolate museum and went on the Ferris wheel. It was already dark so we had a perfect view on Cologne with all its lights on. I bought a small star globe with lights in it on the market.

Hanneschen und die pfeffermuhle, seen from the outside, the front of the restaurant in the dark with lights — Hanneschen und die Pfeffermuhle

Schnitzel with mushroomsauce and fries, served on a white plate sprinkled with green herbs — Schnitzel with mushroomsauce and fries

Spaghetti Bolognese, served on a grey plate — Spaghetti Bolognese

Schnitzel with fries, served on a white plate — Schnitzel with fries

We had dinner at Hänneschen und die Pfeffermühle with schnitzels for Paul and me and spaghetti Bolognese for Yuri.

Sunday

Some choices of food on the buffet, seen from above, served on a white plate — Some choices of food on the buffet

Other choices on the buffet, seen from above, served on a white plate — Other choices on the buffet

Chocolate fountain at the museum, as seen from the side — Chocolate fountain at the museum

We had the breakfast buffet at a restaurant on the Alter Markt. There was plenty of choice and it was delicious. Afterwards we visited the Chocolate museum, which is a fun museum with a chocolate factory inside.

Doner bun, served in a white paper bag on a white napkin on a white plate — Doner bun

A doner wrap, being held by my son, already eaten from it. The alu foil still on the plate — A doner wrap

Curry wurst with fries, with mayonnaise on the side served on a white plate — Curry wurst with fries

Fries with mayonnaise and milkshakes, seen from above, placed on a table — Fries with mayonnaise and milkshakes

We had lunch at a Döner place near the Kölner Dom. Paul had curry wurst, Yuri a döner wrap and I a bun with döner. All was delicious. Then we hopped on the train back home. We took 3 trains before arriving at Utrecht Centraal Station. We had dinner with fries and milkshakes from Smullers. Then we had to take a bus for the last leg of our journey, since there was a disturbance with the trains and they didn’t stop at Lunetten station.

So this week had Christmas markets, which makes it perfect for a Christmas lover like me.

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