Autumn mode – Beloved Berlin cowl

October 22, 2017 by nadel&gabel

From year to year it has become clearer: this is my favourite season. I’m not the person for the extremes, more a temperate one. Autumn turns down the speed, not only nature is slowing down. This is the time for cocooning mode, for sipping tea, knitting all sunday long. And as Christmas is in sight there are a lot of knitting projects to be cast on. One already finished project is this Beloved Berlin cowl, designed by Isabell Kraemer. A subtle pattern […]

Categories: craft & DIY, knitting, Uncategorized • Tags: autumn, colour, cowl, indieknitter, Isabell Kraemer, knit design, knitting, lace, layer, mustard, pattern, stripes, wool, yarn

Soulwarming – Pear fritters with chocolate sauce à la Hélène

October 22, 2016 by nadel&gabel

On those autumn days when the colour of the sky only knows the monochromatic shades of grey (no reference) that are slowly creeping into your mood, the best thing you can do is cuddling into your wool blanket with a hot cup of tea… … and enjoy some food, that caresses your soul, brings coziness deep inside, brings warmth to your heart. It helps when chocolate is involved 😉 In this case I paired chocolate with one of my sweet […]

Categories: autumn, cake, cookie & dessert, diets, German/Swabian, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, seasons, snacks & small dishes, vegetarian • Tags: autumn, bake, belle Hélène, Birne Helene, chocolate, dessert, easy, fritters, pear, recipe, soulfood, sweet, warm

The essential – Buckwheat galette with gorgonzola, pear and king oyster mushrooms

September 27, 2016 by nadel&gabel

After a time of broadening horizons, extending your comfort zones, having time to think about perspectives, the big plans, it’s probably a natural cycle to zoom in again, to turn the attention to the small steps, life at your doorstep. Both is important. While summer gently and gradually fades into autumn, I’m trying to keep the summer visions and translate them into everyday life. It’s all about focusing on the nitty-gritty, the essential, don’t let yourself get distracted or roped […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, bread, diets, gluten-free, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, seasons, vegetarian • Tags: autumn, blue cheese, Breton, buckwheat, cheese, crepe, easy, galette, gorgonzola, king oyster, mushroom, pancake, pear, recipe, savoury

Winter cravings – Deep dish corn pizza with kale, bacon and gorgonzola

November 15, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Kale. During the last years when kale recipes spread the food blogger universe I started to appreciate this kind of cabbage. Actually, before all this, I think I haven’t ever eaten kale at all. There is this traditional Northwestern German dish called “Grünkohl mit Pinkel” – but here in the South – you wouldn’t have found kale on a farmer’s market in November … until this hype began… I never enjoyed kale cooked into a mash in this traditional German way. But I […]

Categories: autumn, In the kitchen, pizza, quiche & tart, Uncategorized, winter • Tags: autumn, bacon gorgonzoal, blue cheese, cabbage, cheese, chips, cornbread, deep dish, easy, Grünkohl, hearty, kale, pizza, recipe, winter

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

As if… – Carob cake with dates

October 18, 2015 by nadel&gabel

As if… this cake was made with chocolate, but wait, it’s not chocolate but carob powder! I had long forgotten about this product. But when I stumbled across it in the baking section of our local organic supermarket, memories came back. Memories of carob milk that we drank as kids and that resembled a cup of hot chocolate. Wise mum, who knew that the powdered fruits of the carob tree were much healthier than cocoa: less fat, no caffeine. If it tasted […]

Categories: autumn, cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, In the kitchen, vegetarian, winter • Tags: allspice, autumn, batter, cake, caramel, carob, chocolate, cinnamon, clove, cocoa, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, dates, easy, flavour, juice, recipe, spice, syrup, toffee, warm, winter

Transition – Felted hazelnuts

October 11, 2015 by nadel&gabel

When I look out of my windows I see all colour shades from yellow to red – there are only a few trees around that still keep their green leaves. Autumn is in is full vibrant blossom. I try to soak the colours in as well as the sun, cause days are getting shorter, colder and the fog is creeping in. It’s the time of the year when you want to nest, prepare yourself for the long dark winter evenings. […]

Categories: craft & DIY, interior, jewellery • Tags: acorn, autumn, ball, colour, Craft, decorating, easy, felt, felted, hazelnut, home, nature, project, tutorial, wool

On any day in September – Zwetschgekucha

September 23, 2015 by nadel&gabel

If not now, when is the perfect time for a juice plum cake?! So, although I’ve still got some travel impressions to share, they have to wait and make place for this traditional German autumn cake. It’s a recipe for the high season of autumn fruits, when you have so much of them that you squeeze as much as you can onto a layer of simple yeast dough. Top it with streusel – here we go! Still, a few notes […]

Categories: autumn, cake, cookie & dessert, German/Swabian, In the kitchen, summer, vegetarian • Tags: almond, autumn, cake, cinnamon, classic, cookie & dessert, damson, dough, easy, german, plum, recipe, simple, swabian, warm, yeast, zwetschge

Swabian sweet tooth – Schupfnudeln with apple compote and cinnamon sugar

November 29, 2014 by nadel&gabel

It’s getting colder outside slowly around here and as winter and Christmas is getting closer my cravings for the flavours of my childhood  – long known dishes, linked with memories – are growing. Schupfnudeln are one of those meals. They are a swabian kind of noodles or dumplings, sometimes translates with ‘finger noodles’ – referring to their shape. The dough itself is similar to the italian gnocci dough – although there exist versions that are only made with flour and […]

Categories: autumn, cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, German/Swabian, In the kitchen, pasta, vegetarian, winter • Tags: apple, autumn, cinnamon, compote, dough, dumpling, german, gnocci, noodle, potato, preserve, recipe, rustic, Sauerkraut, savoury, Schupfnudeln, South, sugar, swabian, sweet, traditional, warm, winter