Rhubarb cake

tried a new recipe for this delicious season food: rhubarb

rhubarb has a sour tast in is therefore refreshing and perfect for the sweet dough.

recipe following soon...

Blueberry Shake

healthy snak between the meals:

recipe: for 2 person
- mix 200g curd with 200g milk
- give 200g blueberries to that and sweeten it with one tablespoon marple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon > ready

Yesterdays Outfit

leather bag from an Italian market with spikes in dark green - brown.

 whole spring outfit - pastel colours and light materials for a relaxed and chic styling.

chino pants are from h&m, belt vintage

 blouse in pastel colours (light blue, rose, white and golden buttons) from Zara

nail polish in dark grey

close up: unvarnished, only with a dark pink lipstick and earrings from bijou brigitte

>>you never look perfect without a smile.<<

waffles

breakfast this morning: yummi <3

waffles with powdered sugar, syrup and apple puree: portion size for 3 person
- mix 125g soft butter and 125g sugar
- give step by step 4 eggs by
- mix 250g flour with one tablespoon baking powder and give it to the rest
- at least add 2 glasses sparkling water ( crispy ) or milk into the dough and bake it > finished :)
you can eat it with what ever you want: cream and chocolate sauce, fruits like strawberries, blueberries ..

>>you eat the way you live.<<

Ai weiwei - a hommage

painted old, traditional vases

 in the background: dropping a vase

 coca cola bowl

 bowl of pearls

art is´nt a profession, an occupation - it is necessity! art is when you give things a certain meaning - when you put them into another context - when you give them you´r attention and expand their concern. it´s not perfection what constitutes art - it´s not a study - it´s passion. creation s.th. thoughtless and then finding a meaning and a way of expressing s.th. with it. art exsists during all stages of human being because it´s a need of people to find a way of showing their emotions, feelings, thoughts - and it´s a way to communicate with others over centuries. i think the simple art pieces often have the higher effects and reach us better...

>>simplicity is the key of happiness in our society and our century.<<

Paris 2012

bank of the river 'seine' 

sweet houseboat restaurants on the seine

 me visiting the impressive galerie lafayette with my new denim jacket with spikes from paris´ shops

 me in one of the parks

 the beautiful - one of the most beautiful curches i´ve ever seen- sacre-coeur in the evening sun. one of the nicest places i´ve ever been. i would recommend everybody who goes to paris once to visit this curch - if possible in the morning or evening hours! 

 me in our kitchen - we rented a flat during our stay! fantastic idea because we could cook for ourselves and we felt like real 'parisian' in our typical furnished Parisian apartment! 

 on a seine boattour in the sunlight watching the nice city and the beautiful bridges!

>>smile and the world smiles back.<<

vitello tonnato and roasted bread

todays dinner: roasted baguette with oliveoil and garlic topped with tuna - mayonnaise - olive oil - sauce and basil. perfect for all tuna fans and a quick recipe > easy and delicious idea to cook for some friends.

>>Eating is a necessity, enjoying is an art.<<

rhubarb compote

rhubarb is a season fruit of spring! It taste sour but it is refreshing and healthy and a alternative to the all seasons fruits like exotic ones or apples that are available during the whole year. It is also good with some yogurt or maple syrup to sweeten it ...

photoprint: still a favorite

we all have a wild side ;) so many styling ideas when i see those clothes! what about a maxi skirt whit the tiger body or a sexy jeans shorts?! and with this dress you are styled in 0 seconds - switch into it and you´r finish ! :)

 love these two pieces from we are handsome! nice brand and sexy clothes! would love to own on of these!

nice midi skirt from asos! love the flower motive and totally wanna wear it for spring and summer! <3
i would wear this supercute skirt with a white tank top or a casual shirt - all in pastel or other bright tones!

strawberry pudding

 one of my favorite desserts: strawberry pudding! since i remember i love vanilla pudding and this creation is my favorite for spring and summer!

Tomato-Mozzarella

nice snak for sunny, hot days! delicious, fresh and easy :)

time to introduce myself

a little "biography" for my readers:

[by the way the photo is two years old - when i was only 17]

i´m maike and i´m from germany, stuttgart. i´m 19 years old now (born 1993) and i have 3 brothers and sisters.

currently, i go to school and will be finished at end of june with the german "Abitur".

after that i want to make a world travel and than start studying (yet, don´t know where).

i have a wonderful boyfriend for over 4 years who gives me so much power and who always believed in my and who i totally love! <3

i´m a positiv girl that loves life with all it´s facets. 

i want to change the world - i want to help the people - i want to be a good person - and because this is all little bit huge i want to focus on my fellow man. i try to be understanding, to have an open ear, to be  tolerant, to be always open, to be not prejudiced, to help the people, to make the erth a better place by starting in your surrounding! i want to become psychologist...

dragon fruit

fruits can be so beautiful! i love the dragon fruit not only because it´s healthy and tasty but because it looks soooo nice! fits perfect to the german proverb: "the eye eats with" 

in addition i love all excotic fruits (besides bananas) and therefore they are the perfect snak:

> tasty

> good looking

> healthy

batik love

just saw these two lovely pieces and trow them into the cart !

bikini and dress are from ASOS and i think they are bost sexy and stunning!!! <3

i fall in love for fashion! need a donator for all the clothes i want - to be precise: i need...

do you know this feeling?

total shopping mood 

Night snak

after exhausting 2 hours of fitness made my healthy snak for the night:

front shell: mango and strawberries

rear shell: wasabi nuts (pea)

>we sometimes forget how easy happiness can be - delicious food is therefore underestimated<

feta cheese-polenta casserole

Todays lunch: polenta with feta cheese inside and tomato-feta-olivenoil-basil topping.

self-invented variation of the palatable polenta! 

About 20 Minutes until ready to eat and also nice with a tomato sauce!

Easy meals

Spaghetti: classic and easy for lunch - with some tomato in olivenoil and garlic as topping parmesan and basil

about 15 Minutes but always mouth-watering!!!

 Selfmade Wraps: with chicken, paprika, onions, pepper, sour cream, salt ! Very delicious and easy way do create a dinner. about 7 Minutes !

cook for yourself is easier than you think and so much healthier making your own food than buying fast food or ready to eat food from the supermarket! And it definitely hasn´t always to be complecated and extraordnery to be delicious as you can see ...

Good Morning

Today it´s a rainy day outside - just perfect for drinking a cup of tea, reading nice magazines like VOGUE or some Interiour Design Magazines and relaxing. These days are also perfect for going to cinema, watching some nice films at home... My preferred series i love to watch are: Gossip Girl, 90210, Homeland, How i meet your mother and two and a half man. Besides this i like the german casting show: Germanys next  topmodel! 

What do you guys do on such days?

 As you can see everything - the balcony - the plants - we are all waiting for the sun to shine :) 

Happiness isn´t a destination - it´s a path

Whatever you do - do it with so much intensity that you have never do regret you could have done more. Always give all - and than see what´s coming.. there is nothig worse than thinking i could hve done more and on the other hand there is nothing worse when giving all you can but still being not "the best" - what matters is giving OUR best! When we learn to look after ourselves we´ll learn how to get happy.

London 2013

TRAVELING: after the German A-levels i traveled to London for 5 days. It was my first stay in London and i would totally recommend to everybody who wasn´t still there to go there once. With the perfect weather i nearly saw the whole city :) My hotel was just perfect and (for London) really cheap and compfortable. If you want the adress/name - just adress me!

Parks: -like the Green Park or the Hyde Park- totally loved London with its many huge parks in spring. Just amazing to have so much green in a city and to hang around in the praks :) Luckily, it was perfect weather during my whole stay... so I enjoyed the sun!

hat: pieces

sunglasses: asos

dress: h&m

Earrings: h&m

St paul's cathedral: i also visited this beautiful cathedral towards the Tate Modern museum !

 me and London skyline - in the background you can see st paul's cathedral!

pullover: h&m

blouse with embellished collar: h&m

pullover: h&m

jeans skirt: mango

necklace: h&m

Buckingham palace below: loved the fence in front of it most!

Nothing Hill: my preferred district ! So nice people there and the market at weekends is so cute and full - you can really feel a different spirit of the people - they are just more relaxed than ours in Germany. I went there every morning for delicious breakfast at Giants and would recommend to visit it to everybody who plans a trip to London!!

Last but not least: London skyline by night <3