,How about ‘Stullen’ aka sandwiches, thus what comes on top of them?’ Veronika asked, as we settled the new ‘Kochlöffel aka wooden spoon’ topic.

And that preached to the choir to us. Whether for the lunchbox, a quick slice in between or, as my American friends would say, classy ‘German Abendbrot ‘- our hearts beat for bread and toppings. That can sometimes be just good butter.

But we like a small change on the kitchen table, too. So Homemade sandwich love, or ‘Stullen-Love’ as we say, is our topic for the first meeting this year.