Soyeah Choco Ice Cream

So yeah, this is a short report of the Ice Cream in question. I had a sudden craving for ice cream lately and ended up buying the cheapest soy product available for 3,95 euros. Pricey if you compare it to the regular milk ice cream but a) why should I stuff myself numb with cheap stuff anyways and  b) as ridiculous as it sounds I did feel like saving the world by investing into a soy product like this haha

The package is as cute as it gets and being an aesthetic I was naturally drawn to choose this out of the other less merry options. My joy was even greater when I opened the lid and discovered it's happy little face smiling at me. Coincidence?  
I think not!

The texture and the looks were the same as in the animal version but I still wasn't too convinced about the taste. I was expecting at least chocolate chips of some kind but sadly all I got was frozen soy milk. Nothing new, not a bit creamy. Bummer.
Soyeah is edible but not as mind-blowing as chocolate ice cream should be at it's best. I suppose I'll have to invest in some other brand in the future. I'd still recommend in giving it a try tho.

Have a great week buddies!

Vegan Brunch

I've started another Vegan month this April and so far everything seems to be going a lot more smoothly than it did in the past. All soy drinks were coincidentally on sale on the first week, so I naturally stocked up 6 litres of soy choco, soy vanilla and the regular soy milk! One of my colleagues at work tipped me of this Vegan Brunch organized on the first Sunday of each month at my University.

Everything is free of charge but you can make donations to pay of the food and whatever goes over those costs, goes to the animal rights organisation called Voice of Liberation. I was positively surprised of how full the whole event was! The brunch is usually followed by a row of talks but sadly I had to rush on to assist Anna Lena selling our things at a fleamarket. More about that later.

The food was insanely delicious yet not really much to munch at 10am. However, I filled my tummy with various pasta salads and desserts. I must learn to bake like this all vegan! Cooking is really no problem but my baking is still lacking the taste and the texture.

The only thing that stopped me for a bit was this tiny flyer on the tables. "Meat is Murder" -that's kind of old isn't it? I'm not into this aggressive conversion method at all and have learned that most people just turn a blind eye and shut their ears if you attack them with the reality. I don't want to yell and point fingers at anyone. People do know the truth about the meat industry by now and I think we should rather go full gas on promoting the benefits and easiness of a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle instead.

Meet you at the Vegan Brunch next month!

Dope Dishes

I'm a big fan of pies and even a bigger lover of vegetarian quiche. Being pretty hungry at the moment, but forced to push forward with my homework ahem okay I'm updating my blog hehe I'm just having lunch with my eyes, remembering the Birthday party of Josi.

cheese-spinach quiche

Josi's mediterranian wonder, my personal favourite!

We baked various quiche to the party and as blueberrypie has become somewhat of my specialty here, I modified it a bit and baked 1 raspberry pie and 1 mixed-berry pie. Yummy!

mushroom, onion & sourcream

my tiny allthewayimprovised paprika-curry-pie turned out super tasty!

The key to a tasty veggie quiche, in my opinion, is the ass load of spices! Never forget: the more the merrier.

My hobby since winter has been collecting all awesome etiquette labels from varied lemonade bottles. I'd be happy of ALL the help I can get so collect with me, if you like! They're to be a part of a tiny project I'm working on but which'll take place only after I've gathered enough of funny material. I love everyday design! It's so inspiring and I sometimes wonder if I should have studied product or graphic design after all. Who knows, maybe I'll do that too one day haha.

I'm meeting Roscoe later today, and hopefully we'll be able to create something artistic and inspiring too this evening. Wish u all a nice Wednesday, don't forget to be awesome!

You've got Mail

The most wonderful surprise waited for me, when I returned home this week from my holiday! A cute little package from my friend Kitty from Hong Kong! Oh yeah and the August issue of Schöner Wohnen -Europe's Most read magazine of Interior Design.

Goodness Gracious how happy and excited I was to discover this treasure. It removed me almost to tears to think how long friendships can last, eventho you haven't seen each other in years! An unexpected present in the middle of a normal weekday somehow cheers me up more than one given on some special day. It kinda shows how you're in the thoughts of your friend throughout the year and not only on your birthday, Valentine's or at Christmas.

Sweet goodies made in Hong Kong, China and Japan! My lone late night tea-parties just got a delicious upgrade! Thank you Kitty! You're a doll ♥

Foodball

Achtung! Food post coming up.

my tastiest half-warm-salad yet with tofu cubes, nuts, cranberries etc.

So I've kept my vegan diet for about a month now give or take a few days. I'm happy to announce that it has actually been so much easier than I expected and has totally changed my view of cooking and eating for good! Infact, I think I have been eating better and with more variety for the past month, than I did before. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I have to plan my mealtimes with more care now and cook more often at home.

..Darn it, my sweet tooth demands something delicious..

A trip to the local Organic grocery-stores and taking my vitamins has given me great pleasure, and the child as I am, I've been enjoying this experiment to it's fullest! Such tiny projects really boost my lifequality and keep everyday things interesting!

normal oatmeal cookies wouldn't do, so I threw in everything tasty for extra flavour

So why stop now?
Hmm.. a very good question. I think I wouldn't, were it not for my holiday in Spain (!!!!) from the 15th till the 20th July. I'm visiting my boyfriend's auntie for her birthday and concider it somehow inpolite to bust in and start making special demands for food as I'm the guest. Finding a suitable restaurant to satisfy my hunger alone, might also cause unnecessary trouble and headache, thus I'm fine with cheese and milk for one week. Furthermore I've been to Spain only once before and don't like skipping any chances of the local food culture (ok, I won't go as far as to eat meat, yuck). After all, my greatest goal in life is to experience and understand as much as possible before I die.

...poo poo?

oh yes, that is how the poo pellets turned out!

The biggest vegan problems till now have been:
a) birthday cakes,
b) finding food at a friend's place
c) ice cream in Summertime
...oh yeah and did I mention my passion for cheese?

My cookies turned out a super healthy success after I added raisings, müsli, grinded haselnut and a few drops of rum and honey to the normal oatmeal cookie recipe! The taste and texture reminded me a bit of mueslibars. Please try this at home!

7 Days Ago

Having travelled all the way to Hamburg a week ago, I naturally had to continue the tradition and have breakfast with Lasse again. This is coming somewhat a habit in my blog isn't it? Being a woman huge fan of cafés, I had to have my way and set sail towards some unknown cutsy place in the neighbourhood of St. Pauli. Lucky for Lasse, we didn't have to look far but just around the corner to find Cafe Klatsch (meaning Gossip in English) where we let our behinds rest.

Happy go lucky, we arrived just before the rush hour and managed to snatch a tisch for two without a reservation!

The interiors of Klatsch are sweet but the prices sadly a bit too high for everyday Breakfast. We had to cross our orders from this insanely long list, which is a fun idea and the variety will surely satiate your tummy but it'll leave your wallet anorexic. Take care not to go wild when hungry! 

Then again.. I'd pay a bit extra for this comfort and company ♥

Frühstück at Hippies'

From Saturday evening till Sunday afternoon I visited my Darling in Marburg, whose crib was occupied with our favourite redhead: Lasse.

Shaun White? I'm trying to encourage him to keep his hair open like this.

Short but sweet. We had some official nerd time with playstation and this awesome card-slash-role-game called Resistance, that my honeyhon ordered lately from Amazon. We both played it with my friends when we were in Finland a few months ago, and totally fell in love with the Game. I lost. I can only recommend this superdouper past-time! Try it, buy it, it's insanely cool!

Naturally, the three of us had to find some tasty and cozy breakfast place on Sunday morning. Marburg is filled with cute Cafés, but on a rainy holy day, it's really hard to find any table unoccupied. We tried 2-3 places and were about to give up and return to Playstation and deep frozen Pizzas, though gave a last try to some hippyish left-wing Café on the way.

Turned out, we hit the Gold mine so to speak! The place was student-friendly, organic, had a satisfying breakfast menu and real nice and chilled music playing in the background. Score!

Café am Grün is situated right next to the River running through Marburg. Like Habibi, they organize numerous Hippy events to save the World plus offer their spaces to meetings and parties FOR FREE every day after half past eight. Be sure to check out their cake selection if you drop by Marburg anytime soon!

Wish you folks an artsy fartsy Tuesday! I'll be back with some Park Photos on Thursday the latest.