SPRING ROLLS WITH THE GERTHETTES

First let me explain the title . . .

For those who don't know, Bryan and I have been friends with John and Eunice Gerth for many years. They have been our spiritual mentors and buds since the St. B's daze . . . I mean "days". So, all this time we've watched their 3 sons grow up and mature. Daniel, the youngest son, is a musician so there was that automatic relationship. Well, Daniel recently married a beautiful girl named Rachel. We hung out with them before they married, did some pre-marital work with them, and Bryan performed the marriage ceremony. Needless to say, we're stuck on them and they are one of our favorite hang-out couples. They're adventurous -- especially in the food department and that's fun for us!

So, now we have two Gerth couples we hang with --- the original Gerth senior set and the Gerth add-on junior set. We prefer "Gerthettes" over "junior".


Okay, back to the story at hand  . . . .

Rachel and Daniel wanted to do Viet Namese spring rolls so they came over to give lessons to us.

In photo #1 Daniel demonstrates how to soak your spring roll wrap in really hot water for a moment or two. This softens it up so it's workable. Note how he looks like a real expert. So calm. So collected. You will also notice that Rachel is WAY ahead of all of us. She is a ruthless roller type.

In the next shot you'll see Daniel with his roll all ready to . . . well, to roll. Rachel had chicken, carrots, cucumber, and fresh basil to put in the wraps. She also made homemade yummy sauce.

Now, back to Ruthless Roller . . . she's got her tightly wound roll ready and she's getting into the sauce . . . as in dipping sauce. We on the other hand are watching in awe -- we're speechless. But, soon . . . something shifts!

Bryan takes the wrap by the horns and is dipping away like a professional! We all had a great time, made a great meal, and walked away happy and full as evidenced below . . .

This is the post-game wrap-up. Bryan is happy so we're all happy.

Just for the record, I made several absolutely perfect rolls myself but I was so busy stuffing my face I didn't take a photo.  :)