It’s fresh, exciting… – Quark lemon babka

April 3, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Easter is just around the corner – time to bake some braided bread. Don’t you think of some kind of brioche/plait/whatever-you-call-it when it comes to Easter? (Second after eggs of course.) I guess this is a tradition in many christian regions: Italian Colomba di pasqua, Greek Tsoureki, Austrian/German Osterzopf/Osterstriezel Eastern European Paska,… there are probably countless more regional traditions of Easter Bread. Though, – as you may have recognized – this isn’t a classic Easter bread… I wanted to make […]

Categories: breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, vegetarian • Tags: babka, braided, bread, brioche, cake, coffee, cookie & dessert, curd cheese, dough, easter, fresh, lemon, milk, Ottolenghi, quark, recipe, swirl, tea, twisted, yeast, zest

Life and the whole thing – Oriental birthday buffet

February 19, 2015 by nadel&gabel

“My head is an animal” these days, bombarding me with all those existential questions: So many paths to go – but which one should I go? Is there a right one, a right way of life – at least a right one for me? What’s true about “there is a time for everything”? In which phase of my life am I at the moment? Clearly, there are a lot of answers, that one gets offered, implicit and explicit expectations, what […]

Categories: bread, cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, In the kitchen, meat, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: arab, aubergine, baba ghanoush, bagel, beetroot, bialy, cake, cookie & dessert, cheese, chickpea, dates, dough, falafel, feta, Haroset, hummus, Israel, Jerusalem, jewish, knish, labneh, latke, lentil, nigel slater, oriental, Ottolenghi, parsley, pastries, pastry, pie, potato, salmon, sfeeha, sfiha, spinach, yeast

Mediterranean fusion – Empanadas with chard and feta cheese

October 26, 2014 by nadel&gabel

At least during my whole childhood chard was one of the most hated veggies. I only knew it as substitute for spinach, blended and eaten with potatoes. Grrr…. Then for a long time I  abandonded chard from my kitchen and table. After years of chardlessness I gave this green a new chance. And what can I say? It convinced me! Cause what I discovered now: Chard is so versatile. It cuts a fine finger in asian stir-fry dishes as well […]

Categories: around the world, In the kitchen, pizza, quiche & tart, snacks & small dishes, spring, summer, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: arab, autumn, baking, chard, dill, empanadas, lard, mediterranean, Ottolenghi, pocket, recipe, snack, spanish, spring, summer

Mejadra – More than the sum of its parts

September 27, 2013 by nadel&gabel

You’ll tell me when you’re bored from Jerusalem-dishes? But this is such a flavourful but nevertheless everyday dish, that I had to post it. Ottolenghi and Tamimi got me when they told stories about family picnics where a big bowl of mejadra must not have been missing. And as I’m always into those (mostly simple) dishes that are packed full with the flavour of childhood memories, I had to try this lentil rice. The other reason was that I had […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, salad, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: arab, autumn, basmati, cooking, cucumber, easy, fall, food, Israel, Jerusalem, lentil, Ottolenghi, recipe, rice, yoghurt

Spiced up

April 21, 2013 by nadel&gabel

It’s back – the passion for cooking! Only now that I feel this prickling again, I realize that I had lost it for a while. The emotionally exhausting last months catapulted me into a kind of sensual and creative ice age. But now not only nature awakens from its winter sleep and rises again, but so do I. My personal situation turned for the best I could imagine and suddenly I can feel the energy for creativity again – yes!

Categories: dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: arab, baharat, blend, cooking, cuisine, Jerusalem, jewish, oriental, Ottolenghi, recipe, spice