Kefi in da house – Water kefir lemonade with peach and hibiscus flower

July 31, 2016 by nadel&gabel

Since a few months we have a pet living with us: His name is Kefi, he is a water kefir. He wants to be fed regularly with sugar and dried fruits. But he is open for different flavour additions, too: fresh fruit, herbs, spices, tea,… A very open minded pet! Sometimes he rests in the fridge. When we wake him up again, he is a bit sleepy at the beginning, but then he fully starts working again. And he is working a […]

Categories: dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: acid, carbonate, cultur, drink, fermentation, flavour, flavoured, fruit, healthy, infuse, kefir, lemon, lemonade, probiotic, soda, water kefir

A secret green juice – Wiesensaft

April 24, 2016 by nadel&gabel

As I promised – which is already two weeks ago now – I wanted to introduce you to the secrets of “Wiesensaft” (meadow juice). Yes, you heard right. I was sceptic, too, when I saw the green liquid in the bottle that stood on the breakfast buffet at the Miramonte hotel. But curiosity won and I filled a small sip into my glas … and I came back to the buffet, and once again. I loved the fresh aromatic taste […]

Categories: dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: drink, elderflower, fresh, green, herb, juice, meadow, Miramonte, parsley, recipe, spring, syrup, Wiesensaft

The taming of the shrew – Quince juice

October 31, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Somehow the words seem to have left me at the moment. Words did break too many things during the last days, words weren`t anything more than words … some words sadly haven’t be said. Emptiness stands beside confusion, anger alternates with sadness, all coated by disillusionment. But although it’s hard these days for the sun to find her way through the fog, I’ve learned that much: She always will. Until then: Concentrate on the close things, the small pleasures that are easy to […]

Categories: autumn, dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, winter • Tags: autumn, floral, fruit, fruit leather, gift, juice, labelling, present, quince, recipe, sticker

Tart love – Strawberry rhubarb shrub

May 16, 2014 by nadel&gabel

You thought there wouldn’t be a strawberry or/and rhubarb recipe on this blog this spring?! – Of course not! How could I leave out these great spring fruits! (I know, botanically rhubarb is a vegetable.) Besides a strawberry cake I am still experimenting with, rhubarb stalks and strawberries were excessively used in my kitchen the last weeks. Some things I made were – strawberry Eton mess (similar to this) – a braided brioche filled with strawberries (based on this recipe) […]

Categories: dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: aperitif, berries, beverage, cocktail, drink, fermenting, fresh, fruit, lemonade, preserving, recipe, rhubarb, shrub, spring, strawberry, summer, syrup, vinegar

Heat and heal – Ginger syrup

January 10, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Just around the turn of the year we received an uninvited guest … called cold. For me it’s kind of predictable meanwhile: a few days off work – and your body strikes back. So, when he started to sniff and use up our stock of tissues, I knew it was time – for ginger tea! It is not a big secret that ginger is a wideknown home remedy against colds, especially against upcoming colds. And so it is in our […]

Categories: dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: ale, cocktail, cold, concentrate, drink, ginger, health, hot, lemonade, molasses, preserving, recipe, syrup

Recipes, gift wrapping & free labels – Homemade hot chocolate powder and marshmallow starlets

December 16, 2013 by nadel&gabel

The christmas preparations are reaching their final stage. After making or buying all the “big” presents, now it’s the turn of the the small ones: a little something for some colleagues, neighbours,… You know what I mean! This is just the right purpose for a small gift from your kitchen. I came back to my “little bags of sweetness” – nicely packed homemade hot chocolate powder. But instead of cinammon this time I added some dried and grounded orange zest. […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, craft & DIY, digital design, drinks, freebies, gluten-free, In the kitchen, interior, paper, vegetarian • Tags: bag, chocolate, christmas, craft & DIY, design, drink, free, gift, label, marshmallow, paper, present, recipe, tag, tutorial, winter, wrapping

Food blogs I love: @ Downunder

September 30, 2013 by nadel&gabel

It’s already 11 years – an ingredibly long time – ago, since I’ve been to New Zealand for work and travel. Besides my memories and the hope to visit this remote (from a European perspective) country  again, I kept a lasting affinity for it. Although this isn’t all, one reason for me to read Vivianes blog @ Downunder is to keep somehow connected to the “land of the long white cloud”. Vivianes pictures bring together the land, its people and […]

Categories: around the world, Blogging, bread, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, drinks, Foodblogs I love, In the kitchen, meat, pasta, salad, snacks & small dishes, soup & stew, spread, sauce & spice • Tags: @ downunder, baking, blog, cooking, favourite, food, french, hungarian, New Zealand, pacific, photography, seasonal, vegan, vegetarian

Parks and markets, food, beer and tea – Our London

September 6, 2012 by nadel&gabel

When I and two of my oldest friends decided to visit London, it was clear, that this wouldn’t be a typical sightseeing trip, but instead a girls weekend. We hadn’t met for quite a long time and there should be enough time for talking, talking, talking…

Categories: Behind the camera, cake, cookie & dessert, drinks, Great Britain, In the kitchen, nature, objects & places, On the road, snacks & small dishes, travel • Tags: bank, food, garden, landscape, London, market, park, photography, river, street, tea

You got me – Bubble banana shake

July 26, 2012 by nadel&gabel

I know: By now everybody probably knows bubble tea. I came to appreciate it as well as a refreshing summer drink with lots of variations – but always with those little chewy tapioca balls. What I don’t like about those bubble tea shops that are popping up all around are all those artifical flavours in form of syrups, powders or jelly bobas that pretend to be mango or watermelon or whatever. Yuck! And you know what? It’s so easy to […]

Categories: drinks, In the kitchen, summer, vegetarian • Tags: banana, bubble, easy, fresh, shake, summer, tapioka, tea