Oooh.....I might actually know this one!! It was one of the first DVDs I owned. Serendipity????

Oktoberfest is this weekend, and I didn't want to fight traffic (it's right by the Titans stadium and Miami may be here instead due to Matthew), so we went to Gerst Haus! Jägerschnitzel in hunter's sauce and German potato salad, applesauce, and pumpernickel. Of course, with Gerst Haus beer. Well, the boy didn't have beer. But I did. And lots of polka music. I wished I wasn't wishing. Back when Gerst Haus was in its old location, we'd go and listen to Mongo play with his band. He always asked the ladies to polka with him, and because I didn't know how, I said no. I wished I had. Miss Mongo!

My wife bought Blue Apron as a birthday gift for me back in September. She had heard my occasional grumbling about being tired of making all the things I usually make. I was a little unsure about it at first. It felt a little like giving a paint-by-number set to a professional artist. But instead I'd say it has pushed me to try ingredients and combinations of ingredients and techniques that I wouldn't have tried on my own. Their ingredients seem fresher or higher quality than I get at the local store, and the recipes seem healthy and nutritious, although I find that their recipes state "add salt and pepper" about 6 times, and usually reduce that to adding pepper several times, but adding salt only once.

Seagrass, here is the 7 can soup recipe: 1 can each of Mexican corn pinto beans black beans Rotel kidney beans diced tomatoes (I use petite) chili (they say without beans though I can't see what difference that would make. I use a local chili called Skyline but any canned chili will do) Mix it all together and simmer about 20 minutes. The chilis in the Rotel give it a little zip. At least it's a zip for me who eats most everything plain. :) I really liked having it over rice. You don't have to do that but it was really good that way.