In the Kitchen Again

How do you plan a meal for 12 people.....and possibly 40?  This has been an ongoing problem since we first arrived here and began cooking.

Kasper is busier than any person ought to be....but it is all good and we are so happy how life is working out for him.  He will not be able to cook for April.  Sad for me, but at the same time I am so grateful for all the cooking he has done for the past months...and the things he taught me.  It was wonderful.

Yesterday, I did a lot of the shopping for the meal we served today.  I found ground beef on sale for a very good price, and we had seven large bottles of potatoes at the center, so I fixed sloppy joes and roasted potatoes with dill, and steamed peas.  I prepared enough sloppy joe mixture to easily make 48 sloppy joes, but only purchased 30 buns.

I spent my morning making a double batch of great sugar cookies.  I got the recipe from Erin and Ethan....it is a copycat recipe for the cookies sold at Swig....a great little place in Utah.  They are really tasty.  But it did take a few hours to get them all made, baked and frosted.

Today, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are holidays....the Easter holiday to be sure.  I had forgotten that last year, we were dismayed to find out there were no mail deliveries for 5 days!...and what is worse was that there were no stores open during that time.

SK embarked on a small marathon this morning walking around the neighborhood to see which store might be open.  He finally found one that is open nearly every day of the year.  He picked up the remaining items I needed.  I finished up our preparations, and we left for the center in the car.  While having everything closed for the weekend is a great inconvenience, a bonus for us is that parking is free.

Since the country is taking a holiday, the church is as well.  The calendar says that there would be no institute this evening, but our guiding committee decided that we would watch a devotional speech and have a meal.

Eleven people ate dinner!  Two others came for the evening, but they had already eaten.  So I have about 4 pounds of sloppy joe mixture left over, a couple of cups of peas and a pan full of potatoes.  And I have about 45 out of 60 cookies left also.....I must tell you that I can't be alone with them....so I will try to dispense them tomorrow.

Even though our group was small, it was a beautiful evening.  We heard an excellent speech, and I visited with Anne Marie - who has a remarkable understanding from one who is so young.  And several games were undertaken with enthusiasm.

SK and I left shortly before midnight, driving past Tivoli, which has just reopened.  I love to see the lights on again, and see the crowds milling about. Except for the occasional bleep on the radar (Denmark had snow on Tuesday!) we are definitely getting into Spring.

A lovely time to be in Copenhagen.