2012

Happy New Year to everyone.
I started a new job and was busy with the whole transaction of full time work, school and volunteer work.
Hope everyone is doing great.
I am with a non profit organization which is called "Action for Amyloidosis".
Three of the members including the president and vice president of the group are going to New York to the walk of shame less. Please help us in twittering. We are the Team Frank and appreciate every help.
I will give you more inside as soon as I know more.
That will be fun to watch on TV and to follow on the internet.
Talk to you soon
German Perspective

5 minutes of exercise can change your body

I am brushing my teeth every night before I go to bed and after wards I take 5 minutes to do some push ups and abs. It works amazingly. I also read that you should do jumping jacks or anything which involves cardiovascular training. Doing that 5 minutes every night or morning (or any other time of the day) can change your health and the comfort of your body.

Is there anyone out there who has experienced the same or similar? Please share I would like to learn and read some more about it.

Saure Bohnen "Sour Beans"

Allgauer Spatzle ( homemade noodles ) with sour bean sauce

6 people

For the Spaetzle (noodles)

2.5 cups flour

4 to 5 eggs

some milk or water

a little bit of salt

package of yeast

For the Sauce: 

2 cans green Beans or fresh ones 500gramm about 5 cups
1/ 4 cup of Butter
1/2 cup flour
1 onion
a little bit of chicken broth 

1 bound savory (Bohnenkraut)
2 Tablespoons vinegar (try it for the taste I sometimes like to use three)
pepper

How to make it: 

Cook the beans in salty water "al dente".

Melt the butter and mix it with some flour.Cut the onion in dices and mix it in the butter with flour pot. If it looks dark brown cool it down with the chicken broth (water and chicken broth/ how much suae you want to make indepence on the water)and constantly mix it with a whisk.

For the taste put some pepper, savory and the vinegar in.

How to serve: (SERVIEREN):
sour bean sauce with homemade noodles and a german sausage (Wienerle)with it!! (Hot dog works- to hold it cheaper)

Learning about Happiness

Has anyone of you ever thought about changing your lifestyle to be more happy.
I am reading a book right now by Rubin Gretchen which is called "The Happiness Project". Really interesting to read. She talks about her own life where she applies one year of commitments to be happy. 
It is quite amazing what you can accomplish in just being more happy and how others feel that.
Although it is not really easy to do. Some days put you down and some others are better.
It is quite a challenge. To have more time for your family and put your priority's just more around the people you love is hard if you are real busy with work and everything.
What do you think?
Has anyone tried it out or any experience?

Meditation and Wine!!

The last couple weeks were really busy. Therefore, I try to escape and I really discovered the enjoyment of meditation. It is amazing how it releases all the problems at once. If I feel I get sick I meditate for it or if I need a escape it really gives me lots of energy and power back. Afterwards, I feel like I can establish anything. Amazing powerful tool. Try it. I also learned that having every day a glass of wine will extend your life expectancy and also a lower risk to heart diseases. Especially red wine!!! But don't save it all for the weekend it just workk for one to two glasses of wine each day. Doesn't that sound fun!!!

Cheers

How a bad day can turn to a good day!!

If anyone ever wonders if every day has to have something bad happening or can't be perfect. Well, that's what I always thought. It doesn't has to. My days are busy, but I also try to take some time for myself and it works. I feel better, calmer and i do have more energy and I am also more patient. My days go better after I take some time for myself. Even if it is just two hours of exercising. If I am honest that's my secret key. Doing any kind of exercise relaxes my brain and it also helps my body to relax afterwards. In addition, I also eat healthier.  Try it and you will see it works. If you can do it and like it. Also try some meditation. There is nothing to learn. Just some calm music and your brain thoughts can realx and actually focus what is really important. That is you. Only you and your health. 

Have a wonderful day.

As always love to everyone

Another German dish (really traditional from my region)

Allgauer Kaesspatzle ( homemade noodles with cheese) with pork and sauce
6 people

For the Spaetzle (noodles)
2.5 cups flour
4 to 5 eggs
some milk or water
a little bit of salt
package of yeast

Emmentaler, swiss cheese and any other good cheese you can find to mix into the spaetzle

Pork
put it in egg and then in bread crums
fry it in a pan

Sauce
dark brown meatsauce from Knorr

To get the Spaetzle right
Take a bigger pot and boil the water, put the mixed dough which should be smooth into the spaetzle grinder and grind it in the boiling water. The water has to come up two times, then the Spaetzle will be ready to put in a bowl. Now layer the spaetzle and the cheese as many time until no dough is left.
You can fry half an onion to put on the top of the Spaetzle.
A green salad goes very well with that dish.

The Spaetzle grinder (hobler should be available in a world Market.

Guten Appetit!!!
Hope I didn't forget anything, please let me know if I did.