How the sun sees you

I know it's raining outside. And it does not feel like summer at all.

But did you use your sunscreen if the sun is shining?

I use it the most of the times. But I must say I forgot it often also.

Because I'm an Indo I do not get burnt that quick, but good for your skin?

Well NO...

UV rays can damaged your skin, causes skin aging and can even lead to skin cancer.

That's why it's so important to use sunscreen when the sun in shining!



Thomas Leveritt made a film with an UV-camera how the sun sees people.

After that he askes if they want to put on some sunscreen.

Just see what happend...

A sunshine blog after drama with recipe!

Yes, I'm laying with my lazy ass in the sun! Hello SPRING!!! But I think I deserve it. I just came back from the gynecologist because my glucose level is to high. They did an echo also and because I feel the baby less they were worried. The heartbeat was not that great so I must stay a while for a heartscan for the baby. 

It was ok today but I must come back tomorrow. They think that the condition of the baby is not good. But I really hope everything will be fine tomorrow. 

So now I'm enjoying the sunlight. I'm pretty tired and a little bit stressed.

So I try to enjoy the wheater and the beautifull flowers. 

And here the promissed recipe!

Put the couscous with the peas in a pan of boiling water. Cover it. Fry the chicken pieces with herbs. fry the onions in a pan. add that in your couscous mixture with the diced fetta cheese and fresh parsley and tomatoes.

You can eat this cold or warm and use it for lunch or dinner...

This one is easy and fast! 

strawberries, rhubarb cobbler

In an earlier blog I've told you that a friend of mine came by for a little lunch so I've made a strawberries, rhubarb cobbler.

A cobbler is a pastry which consists of a layer of fruit, wich has a layer of dough on it.

Rhubarb May not be the most popular vegetable on the produce stand, but it still makes a pretty tasty jam.

Rhubarb is an excellent source of Vitamin C, Which is important to help support a healthy immune system. It is high in dietary fiber All which helps to maintain regularity within the digestive system.

Rhubarb is low in sodium and saturated fat All which makes it a very good food to help preventable heart related diseases. It is usefull high in Vitamin K, Which is thought to help preventable diabetes.

Rhubarb is an unusual vegetable and Often thought of as a fruit. It is an excellent and healthy food to add to your diet as it can be prepared and served in many different fashions. Although rhubarb can be tart, it has a sweetness that comes alive when cooked.

Here is the recipe:

2 tbsp cornstarch 

500 grams rhubarb 

300 grams of strawberries (halved) 

1 tbsp water 

15 grams of butter 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 beaten egg 

stevia to taste 

puff pastry

Preheat the oven on 200 degrees. 

In a saucepan: Add the rhubarb, strawberries and water, let it boil for one minute. Add the cornstarch and optionally some stevia. Scoop it into a greased baking dish. Spread the lumps of butter and cinnamon over it.

Normally you make the dough on your own. But I did not have time for that so I've used puff pastry.

Spread the pastry over it. Add the beaten egg over the pastry.

Put it in the oven for 20 minutes  until the top is golden brown and crispy.

Roses are red, violets are blue, patatoes are sweet and so are you

    

Spring is in the air. And well like the titel said it allready it's time to eat some sweet patatoes.

I love the taste of these patatoes, but this is a recipe that takes some time.

Luckly for me I had a day off today and the sun is shining and I feel like making them for dinner. My hubby is busy with painting the room of our little baby, so I've got plenty of time to make this. 

First you start with the marinade of the chicken.

garlic, tomatopurree, parsley, cayenne pepper and salt. Mix them with some olive oil. Cut the chicken in little pieces and add the marinade on it.

If the patatoes are half their way in the oven I'll bake the chicken.

I prepare the sweet patatoes in the oven. So I cut them in small pieces and first I'll boil them a little (10min) 

Preheat the oven on 180degrees. Put the patatoes in an oven plate sprinkeld with some olive oil and bake them like 45min.

For the vegitables I've got some yummie Bimi, bean sprouts and garlic. I've baked them with a little bit of soya sauce.

So here was my dinner for the evening. First time we could sit outside in the sunshine for this year. 

Have a nice evening!

   

Don't feel down just smile

Pregnancy does a lot with you body and mind. And everybody dreams to look as beautifull like all of those celeberties. Everybody hopes they will not gain weight a lot.

But all those celebs have a personal trainer, diëtist and someone who will gave them advice  and what do you think about their stylist or visagist who makes sure they look great?



A lot of pregnant woman don't feel confident about theirselfs. Me either. Hanging above the toilet does not makes you feel pretty but just feeling dirty.

You feel unattractive and your body is changing a lot. It's just a normal process during the pregnancy.



But how can you deal with all those changes? How can you feel confident again?
Let me give you some advice.

First off all STOP with saying that you are ugly or your fat or what ever! This does not do your ego any good. Stay positive, how hard it will be sometimes. People who are saying they are ugly will look ugly. So simple as that.



Cuddle, kiss, have sex with your partner.For a lot of woman this makes them feel confident.



Weare your bump with pride. I've got a tiny bump with 24 weeks a friend of mine who's 20 weeks has a big bump. But wear your bump with pride, don't hide it. It's such a beautifull thing that mother nature gave it to us.



Wear comfortable clothing. If you don't fit in any skinny jeans any more just deal with it. But don't wear sweatpants instead. Yes I've got to deal with pregnancy pants also. But they feel much comfortable and you've got really nice and trendy ones. So if it fits great you will show it also.



Just spent a little more time to your appearance. Get up an half an hour earlier to do your make up and your hair. Don't think if you are pregnant you have not to do that any more. Well wrong. Make sure you look great and then you will feel great also.
I was trying to do that for a couple of days and I only get compliments that I sparkle and look great and happy. Well all those compliments will makes you feel great.



And finally: Be Yourself!
Everybody is beautifull in their own way. Even if you are pregnant or not. Just be yourself, smile and wear your bump with pride. It's such a gift to wear a little life inside of you.... Everybody feels happy in their own way. I feel happy if I get my nails done, wear some dresses (I wear them never before pregnancy but now I feel good in it), by wearing funny belly bands, wear braceltets and other jewelry to make my outfit complete and do my hair for ones (I've always wear my hair loose)



And here some advice from Jwoww and Snooki... I really need to laugh about those two.