Feed a crowd – Winter Chili con carne à la Jamie

December 6, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Chili con carne … for me is kind of synonymous for food in huge pots feeding crowds – the classic recipe that was cooked in youth camps, on school trips, big partys. You only needed one big pot. Everyone could do it (somehow) and you could cook together: someone chopped masses of bell peppers, another one onions until his/her face was covered in tears, someone stir-fried minced beef … and the less talented at least could open the cans of […]

Categories: autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, meat, soup & stew, vegetable, winter • Tags: beans, carne, chili, coriander, fennel, hearty, Jamie Oliver, paprika, party, pumpkin, recipe, rustic, smoky, soup, squash, stew, warm, winter

Comfort food – Polish Pierogi and Jamie Olivers new cookbook

November 23, 2014 by nadel&gabel

“Comfort food” – how could I have walked by a cook book having these words on its front (actually it was the German title)? The new book of Jamie Oliver focuses on food as balm for your soul, food that makes you feel happy and – comfortable! Food that feeds not only your stomach, but your soul as well. I read the introducing words and was sure that this book was my cup of tea – I flipped through the […]

Categories: In the kitchen, pasta, spread, sauce & spice, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: cabbage, comfort, cookbook, dough, dumpling, Eastern Europe, filled, food, hearty, holiday, Jamie Oliver, pasta, pastry, pierogi, pocket, polish, potato, recipe, review, snack, sour cream, starter