Donnerstag, 11. Oktober 2012

Hummus

Hello everyone :)

my best friend Habiba from Pakistan and I went together to school, I loved it to eat in her home after school, she is a very good cook! I love oriental food :), going in to her home was always a sensation like you´re in a different country^^ the smell of different spices (-I´d never heard of them before) was mouth-watering. I miss her very much, she immigrated to England and has 2 kids already, I feel very old^^,  she taught me so much to cook and one of her recipe I want to share :). It´s really easy to do, everyone can do it!

Let´s start with the ingridients:

 (I forgot the olive oil >__<)
1 can chickpeas 400g-500g
water from the chickpea can
1 chilli pepper
3 tblsp tahin (sesame paste)
3 tblsp olive oil
1 lemon or 7 tblsp of lemon concentrate
4 small cloves of garlic

1 tsp (level) salt
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp hot bell pepper powder


 all the ingridients in the blender untill smooth
I used half of the chickpea water
if you like it more thick, put the liquid step by step to your liking :)

et voilá
garnish it with cumin and hot bell pepper

It´s really delicious with tortillas, if you don´t want to smell out of your mouth eat it to dinner, or put less garlic in it :D
hope you give it a try.

lovely greetings
Nony

Dienstag, 9. Oktober 2012

violett-seconds.blogspot.com

Hello everyone,

I entered a competition from Sindy a nice and strong woman, I really like her blog, you can find everything from fashion to lifestyle, but  it´s in german, you can enter until 21.October 2012
you can win big prices but only for people with an adress in the EU, wish you all good luck :)

I tried to make this make up like the first picture, I´ve never won a competition, hope I´ll win^^




(I´m looking so silly in the first two pictures ;P)
Don´t worry that doesn´t count as a whole new post, I´m still going to make a post this week^^

lovely greetings
Nony

Montag, 1. Oktober 2012

Love

Hello Everyone!

How are you doing? I´m sleepy :)
In my last video on my Youtube channel I promised to do regularly videos and blogposts (my goal is once a week) and after saying this words a week passed with neither of both. Do you know it, when you undertake something and it doesn´t work out? Because your freaking mind is blocked and puts you under pressure with weird thoughts althought you don´t actively think anything? I know it sounds really paradoxal and probably makes no sense to you :D
but I´m sure someone out there will understand me maybe :)

My lovely brother in law (the youngest) Andrés was visiting us for 5 days. At first I was afraid of being too boring for him but it was like in the past with no stress and endless time. I have to say he is 4 years younger than me. We met each other when he was 14, I was allowed to see his journey of growing up being a man and his experiences with girls. After he broke up with his first girlfriend he started to change, he was only busy with his friends and community, he begun to stop talking about his live.
3 years since then, one of them he flew to Guatemala and Chile where he met his girlfriend in Chile.
I really admire every single person who can keep a long-distance relationship, I can't imagine that I could manage it myself.

Hehe ok I tell you my lovestory :)
super cheesy by the way
The time we met each other my husband Pedro lived in England where he studied and I lived with my parents. I was 18 and he was 25. I don´t know why but I registered myself on the ICQ page half year before we met. I did a cartoon avatar and my nickname was morningstar, a little anectode to my nickname: ^^

I already told you that my big sister Adsachan I called her Uaichan (laotian uai = big sister) it´s more comfortable for me, had a Thai- China restaurant, I tried very hard to help my sister with all my strenght that I had, but I was more of a burden to her -I think, I couldn´t take an order because I always mixed up the numbers, was too slow and I couldn´t serve the guests because I shooked to much and did so many mistakes >__< I was really nervous. But I came everyday to her to try to make her smile with my silly attitude and being a connection to our family (the big part of my family was fighting with her, long and different story). It was saturday deep in the night. I couldn´t bear the stuffy air, (when you work in the gastronomy you will know what I mean). I did my work (washed glasses) and waited outside in front of the car. The air was fresh and cold, not a human soul was there, the firmament was free of clouds, stars everywhere and the sun was going up slowly -to watch the sun going up is the most beautiful thing in live. It was dark but in the same time bright, I could see a little sharp of the sun, and there it was another shape of a moon west from the sun, I was wondering because behind me was the moon! It was breath taking! So wonderfull! I can´t remember how long I stand there with an open mouth, I had to share this wonderfull incident I ran to the restaurant and dragged her out to the parking area, but it was gone there was only the sun in the sky. I will never forget this wonderful moment in my live, but it´s sad to see the unbelievable incident alone, to see the face you love smiling is the biggest relieve on earth on hard times, as if the time stops for you, for a moment. Yes it was the morningstar, the planet venus on the west of the sun and the evening star when venus is east from the moon.

ok back to the love story :D
he was in England and I was in Germany but luckily he'd just finished studying. I can remember it like it was yesterday. He found me and he was the first man who didn´t ask me pervert things :D after 5 hours chatting he didn´t  ask for a picture of me, very simpatico. I always showed a picture of Uaichan and me and asked who I am. He was the first guy who guessed right, when I find the picture I will show you :)
He sent a picture of him, and at first I thought it was a joke, it was too perfect to be good, I really thought he took a picture from the internet to pretend he was a charming guy :DDD, he didn't have a webcam, that was more reason for me to suspect him :D the day after he borrowed a webcam from his friend. I saw him in "real", I was shocked that someone like him liked me. I didn´t have much hope for a relationship. I would accept it when he breaks up with me. I thought I will never meet a perfect guy like him again, everyday could be the last day, I didn't dissimulate myself, he would find it out earlier or later, so I prefered the first one. It would hurt if you spent too much time with someone you like and break up.
It was 2 weeks until he came back to Germany, we chatted like insane, night and day! We lived in different cities but luckily in the same state (with train and bus 2 hours away). We met each other one day after he finally arrived, I decided to meet us in his city, really dangerous, please don´t it, I had luck. It was perfect and my first date with a guy, we went to the park, had our first kiss on a bench in front of a fountain, went to the cinema (we watched X-Men III), ate tarte flambee and drank some cocktails.
The days, the weeks were fantastic, after the third week on a sunday I sat there in front of a flower shop and his head on my knees, his body laying on the ground, he told me his decision in which city he will live soon and wanted me to move with him, but my parents wouldn´t allow it at all, only -if we married- (I thought). I said: "I would go with you everywhere, but my parents wouldn´t allow me... only if I´m married" the last sentence was more of a joke. He answered: " I would marry you anyway earlier or later, so let´s just get married now". We told it nobody only Ami my little sister and a friend of mine. 3 months after meeting each other on the internet, we were married. We exchanged our rings on the bench where we kissed the first time^^. My and his parents were shocked of course but they accepted it, and were happy for us :)
We want to marry in the church, but it takes time and money :) we will see, we are going to take our time ;)
I don't regret our decision, and I would do it again. I´m happy to have a man like him on my side :) we have our ups and downs but most of the time ups and it will never end I hope.

2006

2012

piiuuh that was a loooong blogpost :D hope you had fun to read my personal stuff :)
wish you all good luck to find Mr. Right like me or being happy with the man on your side
lovely greetings
Nony


Mittwoch, 19. September 2012

Omurice

Hello everybody!

How are you? Hope you all had a stressless week :)
I´m a huge fan of Kdramas (Korean Dramas - Korean tv shows) and finally I found my Aely :), a friend to share our obsessions :) she recommend me "Rooftop Prince" and I love this show! I´ve never cried so hard like this before in a Kdrama! In this show, they always eat omurice and of course I couldn't wait to try it out myself. It looks so yummi! I searched in the web for this recipe but I wasn´t satisfied and it doesn´t taste so yummi, so I started to create my own version :) ok guys, have fun!

This recipe is for 4 big or 6 small Omurice

You need:

filling:
I used jasmine rice 1 1/2 cup (cup= 250ml)
vegetables of your choice
I prefer a handfull of peas and a handfull of mushrooms but I had neither, so I used broccoli and cauliflower instead
1 carrot 
1 small onion 
cut them all in small cubes
you can use meat if you want :) chicken would be the best choice, cut it in small and thin slices

sauce:
2 tblsp gochujang (you can skip it, if you don´t have, put more tomato paste instead)
3 tbsp  tomato paste
pinch of salt, sugar and pepper
1 tbsp sesame oil

toss the ingrediens together

2 tbsp black (sweet, thick sauce) soysauce

outside:
5 eggs
4 tbsp of heavy cream or milk
pinch of salt

decoration:
ketchup



You´re ready when the oil starts bubbeling (works only on wood)

Fry the onions until glazed

Put the vegetables in

Stir until they are well cooked

Add the sauce in to develop the aroma
If you want to keep the colour of the vegetables
-> put the vegetable on the side, cook the sauce and add the vegetables in the end

Add the rice and season it with soysauce, salt and pepper to your liking

Mix the ingredients very well, add the leek at last and mix again!
(it looks so red, because I like it hot :D )

This will be a very hard step!

turn the stove on middle heat, put a middle thick layer of egg on the pan
wait until the eggs are almost done (flabby)

now you have to work fast, add the rice vertically in the middle of the egg

the flabby egg should stick on the rice like glue
(I failed, was to slow)
put it downside on the plate and decorate with ketchup 
and if doesn't work do an omelette and lay it on top of your rice plate^^


It was really hard to make a perfect one, only one worked, 
it´s much easier to make it on a small pan

And that´s the reality XD

We love the recipe and all of my friends love it too.
I hope you will try this easy recipe soon, let me know how you like it. I wish you a nice week!
Lovely greetings
Nony



Freitag, 14. September 2012

Germany :)

Hello my lovely readers, :)

I´m back from my holidays :D
How was your summer?
autumn has arrived, it's getting colder, rainy and windy, but let´s get my warm thoughts of the summer out again.

I was barely 6 weeks in Germany, it was really wonderful I met some new friends from Taiwan, Romania, and Lebanon, the last two of them got married and live in Dubai. and I saw my family again :)
My grand-mother-in-law from Guatemala is visiting my parents-in-law.
I´m a very fair person so I decided to split the vacation in half with his and my family. I saw my youngest brother-in-law the first time after almost 1 year again (after school he decided to do a social year in Guatemala and Chile) and I met my best friend again, I did a vlog video with him but he don´t want me to make it public :( I can understand his decision.

The weeks in Karlsruhe (parents-in-law) were very recreative. my little sister and his boyfriend visited me often, because she couldn´t wait longer to see me. We went together to an indoor swimming pool, drank some coctails, coffé, ate ice-cream and the single most delicious burger on earth (at least for me), my husband always tells me from in-n-out, jack in the box, or white castle in the states - can´t wait to eat fast food there :D
I could refresh my spanish with mamam (grandmother-in -law), we played cards, and we cooked and baked together :) she was very impressed with my cooking and baking skills^^ and we laughed together a lot :)
Sometimes it was a little bit stressful because of their latino temper, even after 6 years I haven´t get used to it. It gets very loud sometimes, in an asian household it's the same - but you know it´s a joke most of the time, and in a latino houshold they really mean it ;)

I met some Youtubers in Frankfurt :) I was looking forward the most to Jeannette and Mira, both are beautiful and funny. Actually I didn´t want to go to that meeting but I really wanted to meet Jeannette, we wrote us in Twitter before and she seemed to be a really nice person. I was positvely surprised how natural, pleasant and funny she is. In short: the meeting was very boring, the food was not good (bad luck to choose the Falafel), most of them weren´t  like they are in the videos and they were shallow, but some of them (really rare) were heartly, open and honest. I didn´t expect to see one of my viewers, I only wanted to meet some people with the same passion as me, but you can be disappointed very easy with this approach. Next time (if there is one, but I don´t think so), I'll only go to a meeting to see good friends ;)

Now let´s start with my family :D
Long time ago my mom and my older sister had a Thai restaurant. You can imagine what that's supposed to mean^^ my mother did everything what I ordered and she made a lot of food. I really missed her food :) I saw my babies again :) My older sister and my older brother both of them have each 2 kids. I have 4 siblings :) and all of them have a partner. We are alltogether 16 people in the house :): loud, lot of food, and much to talk. I took time for everyone, I don´t want to regret anything after I´m going, you´ll never know what happens in the future.
I was 1 week with my parents, 1week with my oldest brother and almost 1 week with my older sister, my young sister was like a shadow behind me, she was always by my side :) I love her so much! Thank you Ami <3 I saw my other brother only once :) he´s very busy

The times flies very fast, I didn't have enough time for my friends :( they will kill me in the winter for sure :D
The weather was very hot, it was perfect for trips :)
My husband and I went hiking with Ami (young sister) and Aron (her boyfriend) in the woods on a little but steap hill alltogether 4km. It was very exhausting, we used the difficult way (no path, no helping structures), but it was very funny :D everyday something to do :)

My mom and Ami droved us home, it was very funny in the car :) we took 6 hours (they drove very slow)

now to the pictures :)
I just noticed that the most of the pictures from the summer still are in Germany, I will add them to the blog as soon as I get them. 


worst Falafel



Mira
 
Joe



 Anni


couldn´t remember the names :(
if you read this please tell me your name :)
 sad faces, Aely wasn´t there

 Mad Max in Karlsruhe

 Ate for the first time frozen joghurt
Flowers everywhere

Mom´s food

 Felizia <3

David <3
Leyla <3 & Leonard <3

Frog legs tasted like chicken^^

Snails :D yumm delicious with baguette!

chilling 

best Mojito in Karlsuhe

 My Mom
 ok lovely greetings
Nony