Hole-and-corner – Meandering between Brecon Beacons and Wye Valley

August 18, 2016 by nadel&gabel

“The term ‘hole-and-corner’ derives from an old English phrase meaning a secret place or a life lived away from the mainstream: somewhere you go to contemplate, create and be inspired.” (Hole&Corner Magazine) If you’re interested in stargazing, the Brecon Beacons in Wales, since 2012 accredited as “International Dark Sky Reserve” with only little light pollution, are one of the best places on earth. However, our this year’s summer holiday seemed to be ill-starred and – starting with the end – due to […]

Categories: Behind the camera, black & white, Great Britain, nature, objects & places, On the road, travel • Tags: abbey, artisan, boat, books, Brecon Beacons, canoe, Cymru, drink, escape, Fan, food, glasbury, green, hay-on-wye, heath, hiking, historic, lake, magazine, meadow, mill, moorland, mountains, national park, nature, pasture, railway, retreat, river, river cafe, rural, sheep, traditional, travel, valley, vintage, Wales, Wye valley

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

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

It’s not too late – Homemade culinary presents

December 22, 2013 by nadel&gabel

You’re still urgently looking for a present? Something personally, homemade, not run of the mill, … but not too time consuming either? Here’s some inspiration: I assembled culinary presents from nearly 3 years of nadel&gabel for you. Here you go: We will start with the SWEET things: 1. Dulce de leche spread (with or without sea salt) from sweetened condensed milk – so easy to make that this is barely a recipe 2. Praline marzipan chocolates – not as time […]

Categories: dairy-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: baking, bread, cheese, cookies, culinary, dip, drink, fruit, gift, kitchen, present, preserving, sauce, savoury, spread, sweet

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

Cooling summer drinks and easy DIY styling

July 5, 2012 by nadel&gabel

Categories: craft & DIY, dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, interior, paper, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: aperitif, berries, bitter, Craft, craft & DIY, drink, easy, green tea, lemon, mint, paper, recipe, sour, summer

Pizza in the wilderness

August 30, 2011 by nadel&gabel

The last time I spend a night on a cars backseat must have been as a student, taking a rest somewhere around the Alps on a holiday trip to Italy. “Sleeping in my car…” – last weekend it came true for me again. The cause this time was an unbelievable snoring symphony I fled from. This was the rather unpleasant part of an – apart from that – nice weekend in the beautiful landscape between Palatinate and Alsace: Vast vineyards […]

Categories: Behind the camera, drinks, France, Germany, In the kitchen, On the road, travel, vegetarian • Tags: Alsace, aperitif, autumn, baking, cake, cocktail, cookie & dessert, drink, fall, food, oven, Palatine, photography, pizza, travel