Movies

I recently enjoyed!

I am very particular with movies, especially with the ones that claim to be super funny, because most movies have all funny scenes in the trailer, so it is a waste of time to see the whole movie!

I really have to say that "What's in a name" and "The grand budapest hotel" are both very funny movies, but the first one is the one I laughed the most. You wouldn't expect "What's ina name" to be that hilarious just by watching the trailer, because the trailer isn't that funny; so I hesitated a long time to see this movie.

"The grand budapest hotel" was more unique though!

I haven't seen such good movies in a long time. I really recommend to see them!

I recommend "The hundred foot journey"  if you want to have a nice and relaxing movie night. The pictures are amazing and the story is told very nicely! If you have a passion for cooking then it is definately a nice movie to watch.

Flea market

Karlsruhe

A few weeks ago I had a stand at a flea market together with two other friends. We wanted to sell clothes, shoes, jewelry and books. 

When I had the chance to stroll and browse through the other stands, two things really caught my eye. Ten super nice ice cream bowls - for my imagniary café :D - and the beautiful vase. Of course I prefer to put fresh flowers into the vase but I do not always have the time to get fresh ones and I had some fake flowers left - because a few days ago I did some handicraft - and just put them in there.

Ice cream bowl

vase

Osiander Bookstore - Greenbooks

Germany

Driven by the well-known goal to cut emissions the Osiander bookstore in Tübingen decided to think about their contribution in this matter. They wanted to find out whether students were keen on delivering books ordered online by bicycle. A couple weeks later students had founded a firm called Greensbooks. Now 80 students deliver books to the customers just as quickly as amazon, but with the positiv side effect that there are no emissions.

You can find this courier service not only in Tübingen, but also in Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Reutlingen and Frankfurt am Main. In 2011 Osiander was honored for this project with the future award of Baden-Württemberg.

Documentary: "Eye candy"

arte plus 7

Based on a painting or art piece - which shows the cooking of a particular time/age - art historians, chefs and other specialists analyze the gastronomy of this time.

Inspired by this painting the chef prepares a special dinner.

What I really like about this documentary is that they not only show the cooking, but also talk a lot about the products used at this time, the production, what was common for this time and the historical and cultural backround in general.

http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/suchergebnisse?keyword=augenschmaus

Jewelry

Hamburg

Last year I was in Hamburg, I discovered this nice jewelry-shop while walking through the Schanzenviertel.
If you are looking for dainty jewelry that is where you have to go!

http://www.jewelberry.de/shop/index.php

http://www.jewelberry.de/shop/index.php

http://www.jewelberry.de/shop/index.php

1. Asian inspired dish

At the moment I am totally into asian cooking. It is super delicious and super easy. Here I made sticky rice, browned mushrooms, eggplant, garlic, ginger and deglazed it with some rice wine and light soy-sauce. Then I topped it with fresh coriander and crispy seasoned seaweed. So simple and quick!

 

2. Fettuccine with basil, sundried tomato, pistachio

This dish is also super quick and easy! 

Mix shredded basil with ground almonds and pistachios.

Put oil, onion and garlic in a pan and sauté until translucent. Toss in the sun-dried tomatoes and cook, stirring frequently for 2-3 minutes. Add the basil and nut mixture and stir for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

I took fettucine mixed them with the "sauce". Then you just add grated parmesan and drizzle with lemon juice.

3. Aubergine with Chermoula Bulgur & Joghurt

recipe out of

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3831023336/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=479289147&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1607743949&pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_r=1B795PE0XH3JD0FZWDVN

 4. Beef curry

recipe out of

http://www.amazon.de/Mighty-Spice-Express-Cookbook-Full-/dp/1848991142/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1413473970&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=mighty+spice+express

 5. Mashed potatoes with rack of lamb

We didn't have any recipes, we just whipped up marinades for the meat.

6. Haunch of venison (oriental style)

with couscous, pomegranate, coriander, pistachios and figs. (We rubbed the meat with spices)

Music 

records I like

 

I love my record player...it is so beautiful with the wooden sides! :)

The reason why I wanted to have a record player was ONE man i fell madly in love with! It's the brazilian guitar player, singer and composer "Joao Gilberto"!

It struck me one day when I walked into a record store that had also CDs. I was browsing through the CDs when the music of Joao Gilberto came up and I instantly fell in love with this music. The guy told me that there are only records of his music, so I just had to get a record player!

His music is perfect for chill-out-times (that's why Gilberto got the name "Chillberto") or any moments you just want to have soft music in the backround. 

I also listen to other music, but I really love brazilian music!