Hydration – Watermelon cucumber granita

July 7, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Ok, it probably doesn’t go much easier than this “recipe”. But the summer heat is on again after a little break and what you definitely want to avoid is turning on the oven and spending too much time in a small kitchen. So watermelon in any way is the choice of the day. This granita basically multiplies the hydrating and refreshing effect of watermelon – turned into frozen crystals and upgraded by a splash of lime juice and some cucumber. […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, diets, gluten-free, In the kitchen, seasons, summer, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: cold, cucumber, easy, fresh, frozen, granita, ice, lime, no fuss, recipe, refreshing, summer, watermelon

Sao Miguel IV: Vulcanic energy – The West

July 1, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Life along the coast in the west of São Miguel goes a rather slow way. But a look on the rugged coastline already gives an idea of the forces that lie underneath this surface. At the beach of Ferraria this gets obvious: A sparse moonscape of black lava stone and hot pools in the water right at the coast remind you of the geothermic activity that is so formative for the Azores – in the truest sense of the word! […]

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São Miguel III: Every road leads to Furnas – Furnas and the South coast

June 19, 2017 by nadel&gabel

There is a traditional saying that goes: Weather on the Azores changes within minutes. What never changes: Every road leads to Furnas. Actually we invented this saying, at least the second part 😉 , but nevertheless it’s true! There is a reason why the Azores islands are very well equipped with web cams that serve up-to-date pictures of the different spots on the islands. If the webcam of Lagoa do Fogo f.ex. is all grey (which happens very often) then there’s […]

Categories: Behind the camera, nature, objects & places, On the road, Portugal, travel, Uncategorized • Tags: artisan, Atlantic, Azores, beach, botanical, caldeira, ceramics, coast, crater, dolphin, ecotourism, fern, fish, flora, flower, garden, geothermic, hiking, hot spring, lake, Miradouro, mountain, nature, ocean, Portugal, rainforest, São Miguel, sea, seafood, sights, spa, sulphur, thermal, tradition, trail, travel, valley, vulcano, waterfall, whale

For divas – Bolos lêvedos and a true Azorean burger

June 15, 2017 by nadel&gabel

On our first visit to the supermarket – I love to visit supermarkets when away – on São Miguel those round buns that looked like muffins catched my eyes and a bag went into our cart … and so on the other day, and the following… It was after a few days, that we realized, that we indeed unintentionally grabbed one of the typical Azorean dishes, bolos lêvedos. Precisely they come from São Miguel island, more precisely from the town of […]

Categories: around the world, bread, breakfast, In the kitchen, meat, snacks & small dishes, Uncategorized • Tags: ananas, Azorean, Azores, baking, breakfast, burger, furnas, muffin, pineapple, São Miguel, sweet bread, traditional, yeast

São Miguel II: In the wilderness – The East Coast

June 6, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Deep valleys, lush tropical forests, steep cliffs, small roads – The East of São Miguel is the least developed and least populated part of the island. But before you head East it’s worth to make a stop in Ribeira Grande, especially to visit the contemporary arts centre Arquipélago. Not only the exhibitions but also the site – old buildings from a former tobacco and alcohol factory combined with new modern constructions create a fascinating complex – is worth a visit. […]

Categories: Behind the camera, nature, objects & places, On the road, Portugal, travel, Uncategorized • Tags: agriculture, architecture, Atlantic, Azores, coast, culture, fern, flora, flower, hiking, local, Miradouro, mountain, nature, ocean, plantation, Portugal, rainforest, São Miguel, sea, sights, tea, tradition, trail, travel, waterfall

Keep the rhythm – Avocado dyed fabric and embroidered pincushion

June 2, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Somehow I didn’t really see it coming. It was a busy time, but I had the feeling that I’m coping well this time. I must have missed some early sign of my body. So the sign got louder, arrythmic. My heart had lost its rhythm somewhere on the way, I had lost my rhythm. I was eager to regain it, to find my beat again. What helped me (like most of the time): The calming power of nature, withdrawal from […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: avocado, avocadodyeing, colour, dye, dyeing, easy, embroidery, geometric, making, makingmagazine, natural, pincushion, pink, plantbased, sanaeishida, sew, tutorial

Me, myself and I in the Allgäu

May 27, 2016 by nadel&gabel

“For how many people would you like to book a table?” – “One. It’s just me.” An unfamiliar situation, like some more during those four days I stayed in the Allgäu. But then there were a lot of moments that didn’t feel strange at all. It were different things that led to this one-woman-short-trip. One of them was the fact that I indeed perceived this as a challenge, an exceeding of my couple comfort zone. At the same time there are so […]

Categories: Austria, Behind the camera, black & white, Germany, nature, objects & places, On the road, travel, Uncategorized • Tags: allgäu, alpine, Alps, Austria, cows, dining, explore, forest, Germany, gorge, hiking, hotel, lake, meadow, mountains, relax, retreat, river, spring, valley, view, walk

Amongst likeminded – Foodbloggercamp Reutlingen 2016

March 8, 2016 by nadel&gabel

Much has be written about the third Foodbloggercamp that took place at Marcus Schneiders “Cooking Concept” in Reutlingen. Do we need another retrospective? I decided to make it short, to give a few impressions of my view on the weekend and the great people I met during those two intensive days. For me it was one of little occasions that I come together with foodbloggers in real life. In the run-up the uncertainity came again: Will we get along? Do we […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Blogging, In the kitchen, Uncategorized • Tags: #fbcr16, barcamp, blogging, chef, cooking, cooking concept, event, foodblogger, foodbloggercamp, foodie, Gin, kitchen, pasta, reutlingen, sausage

Underneath the surface – Celeriac apple slaw

February 7, 2016 by nadel&gabel

It wasn’t love at first sight. How could you fall in a love with a grey/brown bumpy ball? Aesthetics is not quite the strength of the celeriac (aka celery root). I would go as far as to say it’s the most unattractive root I’ve seen. And probably there are a lot of people that are put off by this strange looking something that easily gets overlooked beneath beauties like the sophisticated cauliflower or the colourful paprika… There is a lot […]

Categories: gluten-free, In the kitchen, salad, seasons, Uncategorized, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: apple, celeriac, celery, fresh, root, roots, salad, slaw, umami, Waldorf, winter