Christmas trip restaurant nanoreviews

Zambra (Ashville): two smiley faces. Good, creative tapas and cocktails, nice wine list, good service (particularly considering the size of our group), nice atmosphere.

Four Sisters (Falls Church): two smiley faces. Good Vietnamese food. Packed at lunchtime. Service ok. Atmosphere ok.

This year's Christmas cookies

1. Andrea's Schokomakronen (recipe here: http://drgerg-food.blogspot.ch/2010/11/bunch-of-christmas-cookies.html)
2. Zimtsterne (from Kaltenbach, recipe here: http://drgerg-food.blogspot.ch/2010/11/bunch-of-christmas-cookies.html . I, once again, forgot to reserve any egg whites to top them with)
3. Basler Brunsli (from Kaltenbach)
4. Honig Lebkuchen (from Kaltenbach)

They all turned out well; the Lebkuchen were a real surprise and should definitely be made again.