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

Flavour horizons – Homemade spice blends

December 15, 2016 by nadel&gabel

 This year, my Christmas presents – yes, almost done – are a bit more on the (online) store bought side than on team DIY. Not by concept, it just happened. Nevertheless you won’t find a gift guide on this blog. I don’t think anyone needs another one. What you’ll find here – like every year – is some inspiration for homemade Christmas presents. One of my homemade presents is this set of spice blends. I chose three of my favourite […]

Categories: around the world, craft & DIY, dairy-free, digital design, freebies, gluten-free, In the kitchen, paper, spread, sauce & spice, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: african, arab, Asian, blend, coriander, cumin, dukkah, exotic, flavour, furikake, gift, glass tube, hawaij, hazelnut, homemade, japanese, jewish, kitchen, label, mix, oriental, present, recipe, seasoning, sesame, spice, taste

… some more homemade ketchup variations

June 20, 2014 by nadel&gabel

After my first experiment in ketchup making – all of it already eaten or given away as presents – I made a second batch last weekend … or to be precise three variations on my basic recipe: a fruity one with apricots, … …a fresh herby one with green tomatoes, mango and coriander and … … a smoky BBQ ketchup with pimentón dulce ahumado and coffee. Amazing – all of them … and I am thinking already about new flavourful […]

Categories: dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, meat, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, summer, vegan, vegetable • Tags: apricot, barbecue, bbq, cilantro, condiment, coriander, easy, exotic, gift, green, homemade, ketchup, kitchen, paprika, present, preserving, recipe, sauce, smoky, spice, spring, summer, tart, tomato

Fruity and smoky – Homemade tomato rhubarb ketchup

May 30, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Suddenly it seams that ketchup is improving every meal. – I guess, I am obsessed. Withing two weeks it has become my go-to condiment. How come? It all started with this recipe I stumbled upon. I hesitated – tomato ketchup: all right – rhubarb ketchup: ? But after thinking twice, imagining the taste, I found this sounded very promising – especially for a lover of tart fruits. And it is! Whoever had this idea in the first place – I […]

Categories: dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, summer, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: bbq, condiment, easy, exotic, gift, homemade, ketchup, kitchen, paprika, present, preserving, recipe, rhubarb, sauce, smoky, spice, spring, summer, tart, tomato

Simple luxury – Homemade rose & tea compound butter

November 23, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Isn’t it amazing what can be made out of a simple product – like milk – even without adding anything else, or little. This whole spectrum of dairy products – based on mainly one ingredient! If you think only about the huge range of different cheeses! The other thing that drives a lot of my kitchen adventures is the fascinating idea to make everday products your own. Not necessarily because it’s cheaper. Just because it feels good, that YOU’VE MADE […]

Categories: gluten-free, In the kitchen, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: bread, butter, compound, cream, flavour, food, gift, homemade, present, recipe, rose, savoury, spread, sweet, tea