vegan pumpkin soup. to brave the cold weather.

Hey lovelies,

It's still freaking cold here in Germany and I am so sick of it! Because there is no sunny weather and no beach in sight I decided to warm up from the inside to brave this cold and grey weather.
In autumn I love to make pumpkin soup because it's eutrophic, healthy and makes you full.
But when I saw a hokaido pumpkin in the supermarket yesterday I wanted to cook a soup and decided that it's not only good for autumn but for every cold day!

I want to share the recipe with you because I love this soup and it's so easy to recook!
Hope you enjoy your day and if you're living somewhere where the sun is still shining please tell her to visit Germany as well! :p

Xo Deborah Chloe

I know it doesn't look that delicious because of it's color but it is! 

Pumpkin Soup Recipe:

ingredients: 

                    1 onion 

                    1 Hokaido pumpkin 

                    1/2 sweet potato

                    2 tsp. vegetable broth

                    boiling water

                    native olive oil

                    curry, thai curry, pepper, sea salt

At first split the pumpkin half and remove the inwards. Now cut it in broad cubes. You don't have to peel the pumpkin (that's why I love it!) but you can if you want to! Peel the sweet potato and cut it in cubes as well. Now cut  the onion in little cubes and roast them gently with a little bit olive oil. When the onions are softly brown add the pumpkin and simmer it for about 5minutes. After that add the sweet potato cubes and add the boiling water so that it covers everything. Add 2tsp. vegetable broth and cover the cooking pot. Let everything cook for about 20 minutes till it has a kind of pulpy consistence (everything looks a bit slushy now). Now add salt ( I always use sea salt because it's more healthy!) and as much curry, thai curry and pepper as you want to.

If you like the flavor add everything in the mixer till the soup has it's pulpy consistence. 

Will you give this recipe a try? <3

    

Pastel.Spring&Summer.Fashion.Love.

Hello there sweeties.

Sorry for not posting since a few weeks but there were a few things to manage and we worked on a new kind of project I will show you soon.

The last few weeks have been freakin' cold here in Germany and although the spring once had a brief look the temperatures got colder again and we had to pull out our winter clothes again - I couldn't imagine when I wanted to live in beautiful sunny L.A. more than in the last few weeks - and we got a kind of depressive while we had to look into a grey sky again and again (no sunshine).

But what could be more fun than to brave the cold winter weather and shop for some beautiful spring and summer clothes in the most beautiful pastel colors? I love this pastel color trend not only because the wonderful sorbet colors remind me of sweets and a happy living but also because I think most of these colors fit sun kissed women as also as the somewhat paler ones (like me).

So I shopped to get over this bad cold weather and fell in love with a few clothes and I'll show you my favorite picks under the post below. For spring and summer I love to dress up a little bit more girlie and to wear skirts and dresses most of the time.

I hope you have a fabulous day! Maybe some of you can already enjoy a sunny weather (maybe in L.A.? :p ) and if so what are your favorite clothes to start into this spring season?
Leave a comment below :) !

Xo Deborah Chloe

Love this neon and pastel color mixed skirt! So beautiful for spring AND summer and so easy to combine both with a cute white lace top also as with a more casual basic top. 

Skirt by even&odd, seen at Zalando

Also these shoes are made to brighten up spring and summer with soft sorbet colors. Love it!

  Shoes by Tamaris, seen at Zalando

Fancy some muffins on your dress? I fell in love with this dress because for spring and summer I love to dress up a little bit more girlie than in autumn and winter. With these cute muffin dress (maybe mixed with the blue shoes?!) there is a lot of sweetness for sure! 

Dress by even&odd, seen at Zalando

It was love at first sight with this beautiful maxi skirt by mint&berry. Not only the beautiful sorbet colors but also this super cute print! For me this skirt fits perfect not only because of the flattering shape but also because of the print and my blog name (sugarbirds...). This will be my first "project" coming soon sweeties :) Maxi skirt by mint&berry, seen at Zalando

Fancy some soft ice to go? Top by even&odd, seen at Zalando

A little bit more colorful and not that sorbet but I also love this top by even&odd, seen at Zalando

This cute white lace shirt is easy to mix with your favorite jeans but also with a skirt or shorts. Shirt by even&odd, seen at Zalando.

Beautiful flattering peach tunic by mint&berry, seen at Zalando

Sweet swinging' peach colored skirt with little bird print by mint&berry, seen at Zalando

not pastel colored but with this little baby I fell in love too... 

Olivia Palermo for Oscar de la Renta.

When I saw the fashion shows the last few days I fell in love with the collection of Oscar de la Renta and his flawless beautiful designs. I also love Olivia Palermo and so I was more than happy to read that she's the face of a collaboration between Oscar de la Renta and TheOutnet.

As I am a dress lover I fell in love with the dresses of course, but also with the beautiful colorful trousers and blouses, the fabrics and the feminine cuts.

There are flower printed dresses in beautiful and bright colors also as great fabrics with tweed and chiffon. 

The designs aren't to bold but that's the point I love about this collection. I think every woman would look beautiful with a bright colored floral printed dress or a classic blouse with a polka dot skirt, a tweed jacket and their most loved heels.

Let's have a look and enjoy :)

Xo Deborah Chloe

images: vogue.uk

Trend. Dreams come true.

Just want to remind you that there is a dream to make come true! <3 

Never give up on your dreams lovelies, never ever! 

New York Fashion Week 2013- My Favorites

Hey lovelies,

Everyone who loves fashion has followed New York Fashionweek the last few days (most of us with pictures or online streams) I guess.

I loved seeing pictures, online streams and interviews with designers or models. I love the atmosphere of each single show at the catwalk as well as behind the scenes where models and designer are excited about their presentation and everyone wants to make everything perfect.

At this fashion week there were metallic skirts and jumper (as seen at the show from Marc Jacobs), velvet has had it's comeback as well as fur and there have been more masculine and strong cuts (Ralph Lauren).

As always I love the designs from Marchesa because their designs are so beautiful feminine and look like made out of a princess dream.

In this post I collected my favorite looks from this years New York Fashionweek F/W2013 to show you them and maybe to discuss them.

What are your favorite pieces and which designer did you like the most? I hope you have a fabulous weekend sweeties!

Xo Deborah Chloe

The Spanish painter Francisco de Goya and his painting, the Maria Teresa de Vallabriga shows in front of a mountain range on horseback, was a source of inspiration of the fall / winter Kollekion 2013/14 by Marchesa. I love their designs because they always look so feminine and like made out of dreams about being a princess or a fairy.

I love Ralph Lauren but the clothes I got at stores have nothing in common with the pieces on the catwalk. There are masculine touched cuts and designs, made for strong and independent women.

love this strong but also feminine look with beautiful ruffles.

I also loved the show by Oscar de la Renta because there were classic two-parter from blazers and knee long skirts presented in a variety of beautiful colors. Also beautiful dresses printed with drawings of asian gardens and decorated with beautiful sparkling stones.

I especially fell in love with these dresses.

Valentines Day and Single?!

Hello there Lovelies,

Today I saw I few commercials for valentines day and thought about all the single ladies there outside and about what they will do on this "special" day. But then I thought about if this day really is that special or just a good thing for commercials and marketing.
Because before valentines day we are bombarded with advertising and (special) offers but what has commercial to do with love? Well, not that much I guess.

And then I thought about all the single ladies and that it's not that bad to be "alone" at valentines      day.
But at first let me say that there is nobody really alone because there are friends and family who love you more than you could imagine and love is not just all about a man on your side.
To be single has as many advantages as being in a relationship and even if you want to love and to be loved there are also a few points you don't have to deal with what means that there is no (relationship-) stress.
Sure valentines day means to be with your beloved, but love doesn't only mean the love to a man does it? So there are your gal pals, your beloved ones who cheer you up in any situations and in the most cases this is quite more precious than a man.
Valentines day might be great if there is a real prince by your side I think, but if not that doesn't mean the end of the world.
I think this day is a great excuse to give a party or maybe a sleepover for and with all your single gal pals, cook a great dinner, mix your favorite cocktails (virgin as well as with alcohol if your of a legal age!). You can play funny games together, talk about everything and watch great movies (the funny ones as well as the heartbreaking ones).

Even if I am in a very happy relationship and I will enjoy my valentines day with my boo, I wanted to give some ideas for a valentines day single-party-sleepover-thing. I hope you like it and have a great valentines day with your loved ones sweethearts.

Xo Deborah Chloe <3



favorite movies:

                                                                  1) Pretty Woman

                                                                     2) Dirty Dancing

                                                                   3) Valentines Day

 4) Lady and the Tramp -  I really do love Disney and for that reason I have to mention one  Disney movie that fits into that valentines day thing: Lady and the Tramp. <3

favorite dinner:

Because to cook with your friends is a lot of fun but every one has his own taste and his own favorite ingredients I love to make pizza with my friends. It's easy to "cook" and every one can surface his piece of pizza according to his own taste. <3

sweets and snacks:

If you decided to watch movies all night long it would be great and classic to make some popcorn.

But if you want to surprise your gal pals with some sweet cookies, give these chocolate cookie hearts a try.

Moods and Perfumes.

Hello Sugarbirds :)

Today I woke up as every morning, went to the shower and while showering I suddenly wanted to try my boyfriends shower gel which smells more intense than mine but a little bit like coconut and I love it's smell.
While using his shower gel I thought about the effect that smells and fragrances have on our daily mood and that there is a perfume for every mood on my dressing table. When I feel powerful and creative I love to use light, fresh and flowering fragrances.
In the evening I love to "wear" a more heavy fragrance with musk and vanilla because if you go out for dinner or a party there are many smells too and I want to have my fragrance keep smelling for the whole evening/night.
If it's a warm and sunny day I love to wear dresses and for then I love to use a more girly perfume with light but sweet ingredients.
Do you know about the power of smells/fragrances also while learning or relaxing? Fragrances can help you to relax and calm down but they also can have the opposite effect.

What are your favorite fragrances? Have you a few fragrances for some moods too?

Xo Deborah Chloe