First 24 hours...or a girl's gotta eat...

I'm settling into my new apartment. I'm still jetlagged but still very excited and full of enthusiasm. I know I am because people smiled at me as they passed me on my way to the supermarket. I couldn't help smile with things everywhere assuring me that I'll find a home here. I passed a sign outside a bar for Prosecco across from a Spanish restaurant. Prosecco or really any bottle of bubbles can make me happy.

Following my trip to the supermarket, I just made my first real meal beyond a sandwich or chocolate covered raisins. Inspired by some roma tomatoes, I made spaghetti with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and shallots. There were basil plants at the market and I brought one to the register but it didn't make it with me. I didn't remember to buy salt, but I remembered I took the little napkin packet from the plane and stuck it in my backpack for the napkin. Luckily the salt & pepper were still in there. I'm glad I remembered olive oil.

I was happy to see that there was some Mexican food representation at the supermarket. It was mostly salsa and hard taco shells but they did have some flour based tortilla wraps. They have a much larger Asian food section with more detail and distinction between Thai and Indonesian food. Lots of sauces to choose from.

As I walked into the supermarket, the smell of something sweet baking hit me. They were putting out the "Roomboter Appeltarten" and they were on sale! MMMM it's something between a cake and a pie. Very yummy and a nice way to end a meal. I was disappointed by the croissants, unlike the appeltaart with "roomboter" or butter, the croissants were made with margarine. I'll probably end up making a bread pudding with them. I was also happy to see plenty of prosecco and bottles of wine in the under 5 Euro category to try. I'll have to keep a good list of favorites.