Dinner with Neighbors

We had dinner with our neighbors a couple weekends ago. A good old Aussie bbq. It was actually a very international event with us being Americans, our neighbors Aussies and the neighbors on the other side German. We decided to each bring something from our native countries. Mel and Hugh supplied plenty of meat, ranging from their version of a hot dog (grilled sausage eaten on white bread with "tomato sauce") to chicken skewers and steak. Nina, Mark and their cousin brought beer and a tomato and feta bake. We decided to make macaroni salad and rice krispy treats! Can you believe that they have never had rice krispy treats before?

It was funny that the dominant conversation that night was about what Germans do on Saturday mornings. Hugh was so interested that he kept asking questions. What time do you wake up? Do you wash your car first or go to the local bakery? What happens if you don't open your blinds by 7am? What do you eat for breakfast? We spent quite a few minutes discussing this last question. So much so, that we decided our next dinner would consist of only international desserts. A German fruit cake (what we would consider a fruit custard tart), pumpkin pie and the Aussie pavlova (a marshmallow casing with fruit inside). I'll remember to ask for recipes!