Zürich is covered in snow this week and it has been freezing. All the spring flowers got buried. Yesterday we spent the day with Tony and Rachel and we got to make a 7-foot tall snowman. It was a lot of fun sledding with their kids too. Chad and I totally wiped out on the last run.
We’re figuring out how to cook all over again. Cheddar cheese is really expensive if you can find it. In Seattle that was always our staple. We had cheese sandwiches and cheese quesadillas and Mexican. We use fennel a lot right now. (If you don’t know what that is it’s OK because I didn’t either. Elisa claims she knew what it was before.) It’s one of my favorite foods now. We’re really trying to cook like the people here and use the ingredients that are easier to find and cheaper.
Google gave us a really nice surprise this week. The company is trying to encourage everyone to use alternative transportation. So someone left bicycle helmets on everyone’s desk one night as a gift. When we arrived at work we got an email saying that they are giving us a bike and we just have to choose which style we want! 🙂
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You never explained was fennel is. Do you expect me to google it? That would be very ironic.
Congrats on the bikes! Best job ever!
~Rachel
Now, is the fennel you are referring to fennel seeds? I use those about once a week in recipes.
Uh, I think fennel seeds are the same. I’ll see if Elisa can answer this question. 🙂
Fennel seeds are indeed the seeds of the same fennel. Fennel is a white bulb with green shoots and leaves that look like dill or something similar. We sliced and roasted the fennel in salt, pepper and olive oil. We also used it as a substitute for celery (has a similar texture) in a Tuna Casserole recipe. It has a licorice flavor that is really nice and mild when it cooks. Yummy.
March 25, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
Congrats on on bike! I have never heard of funnell before…interesting…