Malty super bread or: What a bit of food chemistry is good for

June 18, 2013 by nadel&gabel

As I already mentioned in my last post: When it comes to baking bread, I am a total amateur compared to my friend Marcus. And as bread is most definitely his métier – our fields of activity were clear: Watching, taking photos and writing down on my side – actually making bread and explaining on his side. A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes by Jeffrey Hamelman was the book that helped him a lot to understand the basic techniques, […]

Categories: bread, dairy-free, In the kitchen, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: baking, bread, food, gluten, malt, recipe, rye, sourdough, yeast

Seitan – On my way to become a real veggie

March 10, 2012 by nadel&gabel

No, I am not a veggie. I do enjoy a good quality piece of meat. I wouldn’t want to live without f.ex. bolognese sauce or scrambled eggs with bacon… But, as you all know, there are a lot of good reasons, to reduce our meat consumption and to aim for a more balanced diet. An average German eats 88 kg of meat per year! And US-Americans are top of the list with 123 kg of meat per person and year […]

Categories: around the world, Behind the camera, black & white, dairy-free, German/Swabian, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: Asian, chard, cooking, food, gluten, mushroom, protein, recipe, seitan, sesame, whole food