Culinary heritage – Vegetarian Soljanka

September 23, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Soljanka – a hearty dish that was omnipresent on our trip through Saxony, Brandenburg and Thuringia. It probably is the best known Russian soup besides Borschtsch. It’s popular all around Eastern Europe and exists in uncountable variations. In Germany the popularity basically is limited to the eastern part of the country. 40 years of separation into two different states left its traces – by far not only, but as well in terms of culinary traditions. Due to ‘socialist brotherhood’ a […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, diets, German/Swabian, gluten-free, In the kitchen, seasons, soup & stew, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: cooking, cuisine, DDR, Eastern Europe, easy, Germany, gherkin, hearty, paprika, recipe, russian, smoked, soljanka, sour, stew, tart, tofu, weeknight

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

Creamy herbed spaghetti & Uli’s secret to cooking pasta

March 22, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Lately I visited my friend Ulrike and at noon when we sat together for a quick lunch – a pot of pasta and a good pesto – I had this moment of enlightenment: For the first time I was realizing that her pasta always tasted better than mine, that it had this special flavour that turned even the simplest pasta dish into something extraordinary. … It turned out to be a simple leave of laurel that she is cooking with […]

Categories: dairy-free, In the kitchen, pasta, spread, sauce & spice, spring, vegetarian • Tags: basil, carbonara, cooking, easy, herbs, italian, laurel, lunch, parmesan, parsley, pasta, pecorino, quick, recipe, rosemary, spaghetti, spring, thyme

Foodblogs I love: Krautkopf

October 22, 2014 by nadel&gabel

The German foodblog Krautkopf by Susann and Yannic I can’t deny that I am a visual person and food photography that tells a story or is able to express a specific mood is important for captivating me in the long run. No wonder that the moody and artful but in the same time reduced pictures of Susann and Yannic caught me. But then a food blog is not only about pictures – the recipes have to convince me as well. […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Blogging, Foodblogs I love, In the kitchen, vegetarian • Tags: Asian, baking, Berlin, blog, blogging, cooking, favourite, food, foodie, german, healthy, international, krautkopf, mediterranean, photography, season, vegan, vegetarian

Food blogs I love: Chestnut & Sage

October 8, 2014 by nadel&gabel

After a break that got longer than intended I’d like to introduce to you again some of my favourite food blogs and – what is even more important – the people behind the scene, their approach to cooking, the role of food and blogging in their life. This time I am proud to welcome Julia from Chestnut&Sage. When I clicked back to the oldest post of Chestnut&Sage I realized that I am indeed following this blog since its existance … […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Blogging, Foodblogs I love, In the kitchen • Tags: baking, blog, blogging, chestnut&sage, cooking, favourite, food, foodie, german, healthy, nostalgia, photography, season, travel, vegetarian

It’s becoming a tradition – Soul food weekend

July 8, 2014 by nadel&gabel

In the woods … yes it is again this (and this) remote place in the palatine forest the middle of nowhere where we spend again two days of cooking, baking, eating, relaxing, celebrating with a bunch of friends … surely by now it’s becoming a tradition. The idea of our cooking and baking was to use the ingredients as starting point: No concrete plans, but inspiration. Zucchini, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, peaches, berries … what can make out of these […]

Categories: autumn, Behind the camera, bread, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, meat, nature, salad, spread, sauce & spice, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: antipasti, baking, barbecue, berries, blackberries, blueberries, bread, cooking, crust, dip, forest, Germany, grill, lemon, meat, nature, Palatine, photography, remote, rural, salad, summer, tarte, vegetable

Fusion meal – Palak daal with roasted cauliflower, sesame mint dip and chapati bread

November 6, 2013 by nadel&gabel

This recipe is not only a singular dish, it is a whole menu, full of my favourite ingredients and flavours – obviously inspired by Indian as well as Arab cuisine. It’s a combination as well of different texture and temperature, that really works well: Crispy cold or lukewarm chapati bread, creamy warm roasted cauliflower, bread and cauliflower both with a nice smoky taste. This is paired with creamy sweet lentil and spinat daal and contrasting fresh nutty-tart sesame mint joghurt. […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, bread, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, soup & stew, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: arab, Asian, autumn, bread, cauliflower, chapati, cooking, daal, fall, flatbread, food, indian, lentil, mint, oriental, recipe, roast, sesame, spinach, winter

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

Mejadra – More than the sum of its parts

September 27, 2013 by nadel&gabel

You’ll tell me when you’re bored from Jerusalem-dishes? But this is such a flavourful but nevertheless everyday dish, that I had to post it. Ottolenghi and Tamimi got me when they told stories about family picnics where a big bowl of mejadra must not have been missing. And as I’m always into those (mostly simple) dishes that are packed full with the flavour of childhood memories, I had to try this lentil rice. The other reason was that I had […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, salad, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: arab, autumn, basmati, cooking, cucumber, easy, fall, food, Israel, Jerusalem, lentil, Ottolenghi, recipe, rice, yoghurt