During the World Cup, even the rolls have football fever. Photo courtesy Snooker in Berlin

Well, I can finally admit it. I’m a changed person. The move to Germany has made me a “soccer” fan. Yes, Fußball has me. Last Friday night as the UK goalie scored a goal for the USA I giggled madly. Sunday night as the German National Team whooped Australia (come on, would you expect any less?) I had a grin on my face. Yes, I’m hooked.

I had a little gathering on the occasion of Germany’s first match game. Look closely at the colors of the food (pictured below). Black, red, gold! The colors of the German flag. Yes we went crazy! Blueberries and Buletten (basically a meatball) were representing black (well, they really weren’t black… in fact, I got some comments that they were lovely), strawberries and bell peppers were red, and apricots, pineapple and more peppers represented the gold/yellow.