Last week I saw Spargel field and farmers working there. And suddenly smell that spargel season is coming near. Spargel with Hollandaise sauce.....wow yummy.
Asparagus or Spargel as called in german is one of my favorite vegetables. Ofcourse I was not knowing about this vegetable before....I ate this vegetable first time in Germany. In germany we get mainly white spargel. May and June are the months of fresh Spargel. this is the main season. We get spargel whole year in super market as deep freezed or in a glass but fresh spargel is something different...no comparison with anything from the deeep freeze....In these 2 months there are numerous roadside stands selling spargel , also the weekly markets, super markets ....everywhere selling fresh spargel and people are buying as much as possible :) All resturants have special spargel menu.. Its amezing time.
These 2 months we have most of the time different spargel recipes at home. And one very important event since last 3 years..... spargel Buffet in Hotel Crown Plaza in Heidelberg. We go there since last 3 years... A big buffet with many different testy spargel food items. yummy.......
I still remember my first spargel cooking...:) I saw it in the saturday market and bought it. I was not knowing that I have to pill it before cooking. So I cooked it as it is and then it was hard time to eat that :) But now I am very clever....and buy only pilled spargel....The most boaring job in spargel cooking is pilling it. And another very difficult job is to take out the finished spargel from the fields. Luckily I don't have to do that job...its farmer's job :)
In spargel season , I normally go on my cycle to spargel fields in the nearby villages and buy it. Then cooking it and eating with nice Hollandaise sauce, and extra crispy potatoes.....wow I am already smelling it :)
One of the simplest and testy recipe of spargel which i make is that boil the spargel, roll it in ham , top it with some cheese and bake it till the cheese melts..... wow...I am hungry now :)
I live in a area which is very famous for good quality of spargel and I am really happy to live here. Now I am waiting for the first spargel road side stand to open....few more days to go and then yummy yummy spargel in my tummy :)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wandern(Hiking) How I Fell in Love with Hiking in Germany
Being born and brought up in Pune, walking was never really my thing. Until I was about 23, I hardly walked anywhere. It was always an auto-rickshaw, my beloved scooty, or a car. Walking just for fun? Not a chance!
Everything changed when I moved to Germany. I didn't have a German driving licence, I didn't own a car, and taxis were (and still are!) quite expensive. That left me with only one option—walk... and walk... and walk. 🙂
One day at my gym, I noticed a poster for an event called "Wandern on 1st May." That was the first time I had ever heard the word Wandern. A German friend explained that it's a long-standing tradition in Germany for families and friends to go hiking on May 1st, which is a public holiday. I instantly loved the idea. The weather is usually beautiful in May, so spending the day outdoors with loved ones, surrounded by nature, sounded perfect.
That year, I signed up for the hiking event organised by my gym. It turned out to be an unforgettable experience. We were a group of around 40 people, walking through forests and green fields under a bright blue sky. The route was about 15 km long, and in the afternoon we stopped at a cosy little restaurant in the middle of the forest for coffee and cake. It was simply wonderful. From then on, I made sure to join the May Day hike every year.
My interest in hiking grew even more after I got married. My husband is a complete sports enthusiast. Whether it's cycling, hiking, snowboarding, or almost any outdoor activity, he's always ready for an adventure! We bought a hiking map of the trails around our city and soon started hiking almost every Sunday during spring and summer.
Before long, I got used to walking up to 20 km over seven or eight hours without much difficulty. Every Sunday morning we'd pack our backpacks with water and snacks, put on our hiking boots, and head out. I even had my hiking poles for extra support on steep climbs and descents. We explored mountain trails, forests, and open fields, and every hike offered something new. The scenery was always breathtaking.
I'm really grateful to my husband for introducing me to this wonderful hobby. Thanks to him, hiking became something I genuinely look forward to. After every hike, I felt refreshed, relaxed, and full of energy.
One thing I truly admire about hiking in Germany is that it's for everyone, regardless of age. I've seen many people in their seventies and even older enjoying long walks through forests and mountains. Their energy and positive attitude towards life are truly inspiring.
My husband's grandmother is a perfect example. Even though she's over 80 years old, she still goes for 6–7 km walks during summer and enjoys swimming regularly. She believes in staying active and making the most of every day, and I think that's a wonderful way to live.
Some people even go on multi-day hiking trips with just a backpack. They hike a certain distance each day and spend the night in simple mountain huts (Hütten) built especially for hikers. These huts aren't luxurious hotels—they usually have basic dormitory-style accommodation and breakfast—but they provide everything you need after a long day on the trail. I haven't tried a multi-day hike yet because I'm still not sure if I'm fit enough for it, but maybe one day I'll give it a try.
So far, my favourite hiking experience has been in Ischgl, Austria. My husband and I spent three days hiking through the Alps, and it was absolutely incredible. It was my first time hiking at such high altitudes, where the weather could change within minutes. Sometimes the fog became so thick that we could barely see more than 50 metres ahead. It was both exciting and unforgettable. The mountain landscapes were simply breathtaking.
Spring is here again, which means it's almost time to lace up our hiking boots and hit the trails once more. Let's see how many hiking adventures we can fit into this season. One thing is certain—I never imagined that someone who once hated walking would one day fall in love with hiking!
Monday, March 15, 2010
TV channels and my favorite serials/shows
I love watching TV. Once upon a time when i was young :) , i was not allowed to watch TV a lot. In fact my parents did not buy TV till I pass my 10th class exam. Thats normal...but may be thats why i am now adicted to watch TV. :)
In germany, most of TV channels show American serials translated in german. They have really few serials which are originally German and also enjoyable. Channels like ZDF, Das Erste have all original german shows but in my opinion they are nothing else but boaring. So out of all these original german TV shows there are really few serials/shows which i really enjoy to watch.
My most favorite german TV serial on RTL channel is "Alarm für Cobra 11"....full action packed serial. I started watching this serial because i used to like one of the actors a lot...but then after few years he lfet the serial and now another one joined it ...he also good.
Another favorite show is Stefan Raab's "TV Total ". When i first time watched this show...i felt it very similar to very old TV show in india "Movers and shakers " by Shekhar suman. They both have the same style of witty and funny comments on other channel's shows, giving very less chance to talk for a guest on the show while interviewing him/her. But still Stefan raab has his own different style...no dought.
One very interesting informative show is "Stern TV" moderated by Günther Jauch . I like this show mainly because of different topics he talked about. Very informative show.
Few years ago when i lost my job , i had lot of time in hand...and that time i used to watch one coocking show....that was my one of the favorites...it was from "Tim mälzer" I used to like his way of communicating with viewers, his very easy to do recipes, and his type of telling how to do this recipe. Then soon i got the job and never got a chance to watch that show again. Now I even don't know that shows still exists or not....
One very interesting comedy show on SAT1 is "Sechserpack" ..there is a group of 6 people and they act in different short comedy stories. The jokes are too good in the show ....most of the time.
In reality shows, i watch mostly Super Talent and DSDS...the main interest in this shows is Dieter Bohlen's straight forward, brave and some times contraversial comments on the candidates and Bruce Darnell's german comments in American accent and his emotional drama :)
All other American serials on german channels translated in german are also good. Serials like CSI newyork, CSI miami, Criminal intent, Burn notice, Gilmore girls are few of my faviourates.
Actually Nick channel is supposed to be for children but big children like me :) also like to watch this channel. All serials from Schnider's factory like "i-Carly, Drake and Josh, Zoy101" are just amezing. And how can I forget "The simpsons and SpongeBob"...really good cartoons. Allthough I think Simpsons is really not for the children.
But there is still one serial...which is just not comparable to any of the serials and my The most favorite is none other than "FRIENDS"...there is just no comparision to this serial. Around 4 years ago my sister presented me DVDs of all the 10 seasons of FRIENDs....and since then don't know how many times i must have watched it. My husband does not understand how can i watch this over and over again when i alreday know all the jokes , exact timing of the funny comment coming from which character. :) I also don't know why l like this serial soooooooooo much...but hey i don't even care to find the reason. May be its the best chemistry of all actors, good story, problems and happy moments coming in the life of these 6 friends can happen with anybody like u and me....joey's innocance...no idea....what exactly makes this serial so amezing........But one thing i know that this brings smile on my face everytime i watch...It makes me forget all my stress, problems atleast for some time and thats enough for me.
In germany, most of TV channels show American serials translated in german. They have really few serials which are originally German and also enjoyable. Channels like ZDF, Das Erste have all original german shows but in my opinion they are nothing else but boaring. So out of all these original german TV shows there are really few serials/shows which i really enjoy to watch.
My most favorite german TV serial on RTL channel is "Alarm für Cobra 11"....full action packed serial. I started watching this serial because i used to like one of the actors a lot...but then after few years he lfet the serial and now another one joined it ...he also good.
Another favorite show is Stefan Raab's "TV Total ". When i first time watched this show...i felt it very similar to very old TV show in india "Movers and shakers " by Shekhar suman. They both have the same style of witty and funny comments on other channel's shows, giving very less chance to talk for a guest on the show while interviewing him/her. But still Stefan raab has his own different style...no dought.
One very interesting informative show is "Stern TV" moderated by Günther Jauch . I like this show mainly because of different topics he talked about. Very informative show.
Few years ago when i lost my job , i had lot of time in hand...and that time i used to watch one coocking show....that was my one of the favorites...it was from "Tim mälzer" I used to like his way of communicating with viewers, his very easy to do recipes, and his type of telling how to do this recipe. Then soon i got the job and never got a chance to watch that show again. Now I even don't know that shows still exists or not....
One very interesting comedy show on SAT1 is "Sechserpack" ..there is a group of 6 people and they act in different short comedy stories. The jokes are too good in the show ....most of the time.
In reality shows, i watch mostly Super Talent and DSDS...the main interest in this shows is Dieter Bohlen's straight forward, brave and some times contraversial comments on the candidates and Bruce Darnell's german comments in American accent and his emotional drama :)
All other American serials on german channels translated in german are also good. Serials like CSI newyork, CSI miami, Criminal intent, Burn notice, Gilmore girls are few of my faviourates.
Actually Nick channel is supposed to be for children but big children like me :) also like to watch this channel. All serials from Schnider's factory like "i-Carly, Drake and Josh, Zoy101" are just amezing. And how can I forget "The simpsons and SpongeBob"...really good cartoons. Allthough I think Simpsons is really not for the children.
But there is still one serial...which is just not comparable to any of the serials and my The most favorite is none other than "FRIENDS"...there is just no comparision to this serial. Around 4 years ago my sister presented me DVDs of all the 10 seasons of FRIENDs....and since then don't know how many times i must have watched it. My husband does not understand how can i watch this over and over again when i alreday know all the jokes , exact timing of the funny comment coming from which character. :) I also don't know why l like this serial soooooooooo much...but hey i don't even care to find the reason. May be its the best chemistry of all actors, good story, problems and happy moments coming in the life of these 6 friends can happen with anybody like u and me....joey's innocance...no idea....what exactly makes this serial so amezing........But one thing i know that this brings smile on my face everytime i watch...It makes me forget all my stress, problems atleast for some time and thats enough for me.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Bollywood in Germany
Now its been 10 years I am living in germany, but i remember those days in 2001, 2002...that time i was new in germany, not knowing language so not much social life . That time watching Hindi films was the only good entertainment. I remember i used to go to Indian shop in stuttgart which was 90 k.m. away from my place once in a month and used to buy few bollywood films DVDs :) I have now such a big collection of movies... But now i can just rent it for 1 euro...saving lot of place at my home .
Then sometime in 2004 somebody told me that there is "kabhi kushi kabhi gum" movie on german TV channel.... I was so excited to hear that. That time i did not have TV at home ...so i asked my would be husband if i can watch this movie at his home. he had to work late in the co. so i watched that movie with my mother in law..... in my excitment i forgot that even if its bollywood movie , it will be translated in german. I realized it when i started watching it ....and was a bit disappointed. But atleast songs were in Hindi :) My mother-in-law was surprised to see the movie and aksed me are all the indian boys like this?...I said no...no...that just a movie...not reality.
Since then I watched many bollywood movies on german TV channel. It helped me to increase my german knowledge definately. They show here mainly sharukh khan's movies. He is a very famous bollywood actor in germany. Specially women, girls are crazy about him. Bollywood is a good topic to start conversation here :)
I know one german woman from my Bharatnatyam dance class.....she is realy big fan of him. She keeps on talking about shahrukh khan and in general bollywood movies always. Sometimes she tells me ...hey there is this and that movie at 2 O' clock in the night on some channel... And i just say...hmmm ok. Her wish is to go to Mumbai and see sharukh's house and get his autograph. Once she told me , she watched some documentry /interview of sharukh khan on CNN two times...well 2 times the same even though she don't understand a single word of english. :)...she watched that just to see him. she is a real FAN i must say.
Recently I joined Bollywwod Dance Course. I got surprised to see 12 german girls attending the course. They all r just crazy about bollywood movies, music and ofcourse Sharukh khan.. :) Its funny to explain them the meaning of movie songs in german as my teacher also don't understand the language...i am the only one who can tell the real meaning :)
Slowly bollywood is spreading everywhere in the world. it has become an interesting subject evrywhere. In germany too mostly women are facinated by bollywood love stories, music and clothes...it feels amezing to see this. two years ago in frankfurt book festival, there was a special book "The bollywood Coock book"
I know bollywood makes complete useless, sensless, logicless movies many times but music is amezing and what more dance lovers like me should expect ? :)
Then sometime in 2004 somebody told me that there is "kabhi kushi kabhi gum" movie on german TV channel.... I was so excited to hear that. That time i did not have TV at home ...so i asked my would be husband if i can watch this movie at his home. he had to work late in the co. so i watched that movie with my mother in law..... in my excitment i forgot that even if its bollywood movie , it will be translated in german. I realized it when i started watching it ....and was a bit disappointed. But atleast songs were in Hindi :) My mother-in-law was surprised to see the movie and aksed me are all the indian boys like this?...I said no...no...that just a movie...not reality.
Since then I watched many bollywood movies on german TV channel. It helped me to increase my german knowledge definately. They show here mainly sharukh khan's movies. He is a very famous bollywood actor in germany. Specially women, girls are crazy about him. Bollywood is a good topic to start conversation here :)
I know one german woman from my Bharatnatyam dance class.....she is realy big fan of him. She keeps on talking about shahrukh khan and in general bollywood movies always. Sometimes she tells me ...hey there is this and that movie at 2 O' clock in the night on some channel... And i just say...hmmm ok. Her wish is to go to Mumbai and see sharukh's house and get his autograph. Once she told me , she watched some documentry /interview of sharukh khan on CNN two times...well 2 times the same even though she don't understand a single word of english. :)...she watched that just to see him. she is a real FAN i must say.
Recently I joined Bollywwod Dance Course. I got surprised to see 12 german girls attending the course. They all r just crazy about bollywood movies, music and ofcourse Sharukh khan.. :) Its funny to explain them the meaning of movie songs in german as my teacher also don't understand the language...i am the only one who can tell the real meaning :)
Slowly bollywood is spreading everywhere in the world. it has become an interesting subject evrywhere. In germany too mostly women are facinated by bollywood love stories, music and clothes...it feels amezing to see this. two years ago in frankfurt book festival, there was a special book "The bollywood Coock book"
I know bollywood makes complete useless, sensless, logicless movies many times but music is amezing and what more dance lovers like me should expect ? :)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
MY Dancing
I like to dance....doesn't matter what type but i just love to dance.I started to learn North indian classical dance "Katthak" when i was 6 years old. But soon left the class as i wanted to play with my friends...was not ready to stop that in between and go to class alone.
But still continue dancing in school competitaion, at home ... everyhwere :)
After coming to germany suddenly got very much interested again in South indian classical dance "bharatnatyam". Well it was definately not easy to find a teacher in germany . That time was living in a very small village in germany. so it was almost impossible to find bharatnatyam teacher but aha.... was lucky to find a teacher. And guess who was she....a German girl who had completed her Arngetram was ready to teach me bharatnatyam once a week. I was really happy. But after 2 years i moved to another far away city and she also moved to another city, so my dance class stopped. Then I got interested in Salsa dancing. and started to attend weekend workshops with one of my chinese friends. That music was just amezing. But after marriage stopped that as my hubby was not so much into dancing salsa. :(
Then one day attended one diwali festival in heidelberg and found a new bharatnatyam teacher. and ya...thats what i call now a real Globalization :)....An indian girl learning indian classcical dance in Germany from a Polish teacher :) This new teacher is also very good and i really like to learn from her. Since last 3 years my class is going on very well. I am enjoying it.
I really never thought that in germany i can find a bharatnatyam teacher. but ye...i found it.
But still continue dancing in school competitaion, at home ... everyhwere :)
After coming to germany suddenly got very much interested again in South indian classical dance "bharatnatyam". Well it was definately not easy to find a teacher in germany . That time was living in a very small village in germany. so it was almost impossible to find bharatnatyam teacher but aha.... was lucky to find a teacher. And guess who was she....a German girl who had completed her Arngetram was ready to teach me bharatnatyam once a week. I was really happy. But after 2 years i moved to another far away city and she also moved to another city, so my dance class stopped. Then I got interested in Salsa dancing. and started to attend weekend workshops with one of my chinese friends. That music was just amezing. But after marriage stopped that as my hubby was not so much into dancing salsa. :(
Then one day attended one diwali festival in heidelberg and found a new bharatnatyam teacher. and ya...thats what i call now a real Globalization :)....An indian girl learning indian classcical dance in Germany from a Polish teacher :) This new teacher is also very good and i really like to learn from her. Since last 3 years my class is going on very well. I am enjoying it.
I really never thought that in germany i can find a bharatnatyam teacher. but ye...i found it.
Friday, March 12, 2010
DSDS 2010(Deutschland sucht den Superstar)
Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2010
I am watching this show now since almost 5 years.........and to be very frank i am getting boared now. This year specially i really don't like any of the candidates....
This year i really do not like one thing.....glorifying Menowin's jail stay. RTL is giving such a wrong message to young people.....young people will think ; its really cool to go to jail.
You can go to jail and come out and get a cool chance again in life.
Every time showing how melowin was in jail and how it was sad and how now he has got a second chance....But they never show that he went to jail because of his wrong deeds......
The second irritating woman is Nina Eichinger. She never say her own opinion. why....she always say "Ich stimme dieter zu oder Ich stimme volker zu" ...she can never comment on the singing quality of any of the candidates....always some stupid comment on dress, looks ..thats it. why she is jury? A big question to me.
Any way this is what i think
I am watching this show now since almost 5 years.........and to be very frank i am getting boared now. This year specially i really don't like any of the candidates....
This year i really do not like one thing.....glorifying Menowin's jail stay. RTL is giving such a wrong message to young people.....young people will think ; its really cool to go to jail.
You can go to jail and come out and get a cool chance again in life.
Every time showing how melowin was in jail and how it was sad and how now he has got a second chance....But they never show that he went to jail because of his wrong deeds......
The second irritating woman is Nina Eichinger. She never say her own opinion. why....she always say "Ich stimme dieter zu oder Ich stimme volker zu" ...she can never comment on the singing quality of any of the candidates....always some stupid comment on dress, looks ..thats it. why she is jury? A big question to me.
Any way this is what i think
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