Eastward II – Spreewald and Weimar

September 16, 2017 by nadel&gabel

There it is: an isolated wooden house painted red, in the garden chard, tomatoes and thyme are growing besides flowers, happy sheep are jumping around in their enclosure while the chicken doesn’t let disturb herself in her picking routine. The evening sun brings the adjoining field to glow  .. and bsssh … a mosquito’s bite again. And in the sun room of the little, cozy furnished cabin lightened by a chain of lights  we sit in this Bullerbü-like scene, sip […]

Categories: Behind the camera, Germany, nature, objects & places, On the road, travel • Tags: architecture, Bauhaus, boat, Brandenburg, cafe, canoe, classic, culture, design, dragonfly, Germany, gherkins, Goethe, hideaway, history, literature, nature, park, remote, reserve, river, rural, sorbs, Spreewald, travel, weimar

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

São Miguel I: Ponta Delgada – Point of intersection

June 6, 2017 by nadel&gabel

After the last busy weeks that followed our trip to São Miguel I found some time to go through and edit my photos. So, finally I can give you some impressions of this beautiful island in the middle of the Atlantic. I fully realized that we were approaching a tiny archipelago in the middle of nowhere on our flight to the Azores when we mostly saw … water. Flying along São Miguel’s south coast, then landing on the small airport […]

Categories: around the world, Behind the camera, In the kitchen, nature, objects & places, On the road, Portugal, travel • Tags: ananas, architecture, Atlantic, Azores, botanical garden, cafe, cheese, coast, cottage, culture, food, harbour, local, marina, market, park, plantation, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, products, São Miguel, sea, sights, souvenir, travel

Homemade pasta mania

March 5, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Last weekend I spend with my best friend Anna and her sweet little daughter at my parents home. Besides of course sharing time with my parents and revelling in memories we had a clear mission: Letting my mother’s new pasta maker run hot! For two days we tested all of her matrices that form different shapes of pasta: Campanelle, Trulli, Spaghetti, Tagliatelle, Fusilli, Mafaldine, … We made all of them and a whole lot! We experienced with wheat and spelt semolina, made pasta […]

Categories: German/Swabian, In the kitchen, pasta • Tags: campanelle, culture, egg, food, fusilli, häussler, Heimat, home, homemade, lentil flour, machine, mafaldine, making, memory, noodle, pasta, semolina, south germany, swabian, tagliatelle, trulli

The joy of Fika – Swedish Kardemummabullar

September 3, 2014 by nadel&gabel

If you would ask me about three things that are omnipresent in Sweden, I would say: trees, IKEA “Färgrik” mugs and kanelbullar. These famous swedish cinnamon buns – full of spice and not too sweet – can be found in each and every bakery and café … and each of them serves them in a slightly different way: Different sizes, different ways of twisting, rolling or knotting, different toppings (shaved almonds, pearl sugar…). Indeed, the kanelbulle is so important for […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, vegetarian, winter • Tags: autumn, bake, bullar, bulle, bun, cafe, cardamom, cinnamom, coffee, culture, pastry, recipe, roll, sweden, swedish, sweet, traditional