Today was our annual Oktoberfest celebration!

We spent the day at home, watching episodes of Rick Steves’ Europe set in Germany, as well as The Sound of Music (ok, so it was an Alpine Oktoberfest, not strictly German!). We also listened to one of my favorite CDs…Germany’s Greatest Hits. It wouldn’t seem like Oktoberfest without the “Schnitzelbank!”

We enjoyed our traditional feast. We had a light lunch so that we could enjoy a hearty afternoon snack of fondue with homemade pretzels, pickles, and brats. For dinner, we had more brats (one of these years, I’m going to make Jagerschnitzel again!), sauerkraut, and German potato salad. It’s been several years since I last made an apple strudel, so that’s what we had for dessert, but I used dried cranberries instead of raisins this time, which I think gave it an extra fall flavor.

This was kind of a silly tradition I started when the children were small, but I think it’s become one of our favorite days of the year! Prost!