At its peak – Summer chicken salad

August 13, 2017 by nadel&gabel

This summer somehow is an up and down. Grey, rainy and rather cold were the last days. It seemed like autumn already was entering the field. But like so often this summer the warming sun broke through the clouds, fought her way back. And her light pushed aside all the grey. I always feel that this time of summer is a double-edged sword. It’s on its peak, the plenty of ripe fruits and vegetables is overwhelming. Now they’re best, juicy […]

Categories: gluten-free, In the kitchen, meat, salad, seasons, snacks & small dishes, summer • Tags: celery, chicken, cold, fresh, fruit, harvest, party food, peaches, picnic, salad, spring onions, summer, walnut

Interactive – Kumpir with red cabbage slaw and muhammara

December 3, 2016 by nadel&gabel

I guess food posts around here have become a bit heavy on the sweet side lately. Although in every day life of course I cook way more savoury dishes than sweet ones. So why is it? There are a lot of extensively tested and approved recipes, delicious, healthy (mostly), perfected and variated, but they haven’t found their way on this blog. I’m withholding them, something always detains me from posting them. Not special enough, no exceptional ingredient, unspectacular look … not worth […]

Categories: around the world, diets, In the kitchen, salad, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: baked, bell pepper, cabbage, healthy, jacket, kumpir, muhammara, oriental, oven, potato, salad, sauce, slaw, snack, street food, turkish, vegetarian, walnut

Hybrid – Udon salad with tofu

August 27, 2016 by nadel&gabel

Weariness and laziness are creeping in. It’s probably the heat (Who would have believed that we would have such a series of hot summer days at the end of August once again?), while already the first signs of autumn are visible. The prospect of a regular schedule of work that is coming closer again, the slightly rising pressure to get started again. Fatigue and melancholy. Somewhere in between… …like this salad which is kind of a hybrid between Heidis famous otsu […]

Categories: around the world, dairy-free, In the kitchen, pasta, salad, summer, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: Asian, cilantro, cold, comfort food, coriander, easy, freestyle, fresh, Japan, juice, lime, noodle, otsu, recipe, salad, sesame, soy sauce, tofu, udon

Underneath the surface – Celeriac apple slaw

February 7, 2016 by nadel&gabel

It wasn’t love at first sight. How could you fall in a love with a grey/brown bumpy ball? Aesthetics is not quite the strength of the celeriac (aka celery root). I would go as far as to say it’s the most unattractive root I’ve seen. And probably there are a lot of people that are put off by this strange looking something that easily gets overlooked beneath beauties like the sophisticated cauliflower or the colourful paprika… There is a lot […]

Categories: gluten-free, In the kitchen, salad, seasons, Uncategorized, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: apple, celeriac, celery, fresh, root, roots, salad, slaw, umami, Waldorf, winter

Mediterranean flavours – Socca with olives and thyme

August 23, 2015 by nadel&gabel

It was in Diano Marina in Liguria. The travel guidebook had recommended this little town as a charming not too crowded place … which it – to cut right through the chase – wasn’t at all: hordes of tourists hustling through the narrow streets wearing not much more than their bathing clothes, souvenir and tourist trap food shops on every corner … I guess you can imagine this kind of place, cause somehow these places are interchangeable all around the […]

Categories: bread, dairy-free, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, snacks & small dishes, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: baking, chickpea, dinner, easy, farinata, flatbread, flour, fresh, gluten-free, healthy, Liguria, lunch, mediterranean, Nice, oven, pancake, quick, recipe, salad, socca, summer, tomatoes, vegan

Summer salad inspiration – and a forced break

July 20, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Sweet Corn, Peach, and Cherry Salad with Creamy Goat Cheese and a Lime Dressing – The Flourishing Foodie I could have prepared some blog posts in advance for the time when my camera is under repair … too much additional organisation effort at the moment. So – while my camera is in rehab, back home at the Nikon family, I have a collected some summer salad ideas for you around the web. They’re all from some of my favourite food […]

Categories: Blogging, Foodblogs I love, In the kitchen, salad, summer, vegetarian • Tags: blogging, cherries, chickpeas, couscous, fresh, fruit, grains, lemon, light, lime, nuts, olive, peach, recipe, salad, seeds, summer, vegetarian

It’s becoming a tradition – Soul food weekend

July 8, 2014 by nadel&gabel

In the woods … yes it is again this (and this) remote place in the palatine forest the middle of nowhere where we spend again two days of cooking, baking, eating, relaxing, celebrating with a bunch of friends … surely by now it’s becoming a tradition. The idea of our cooking and baking was to use the ingredients as starting point: No concrete plans, but inspiration. Zucchini, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, peaches, berries … what can make out of these […]

Categories: autumn, Behind the camera, bread, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, meat, nature, salad, spread, sauce & spice, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: antipasti, baking, barbecue, berries, blackberries, blueberries, bread, cooking, crust, dip, forest, Germany, grill, lemon, meat, nature, Palatine, photography, remote, rural, salad, summer, tarte, vegetable

Roasted aubergine dip … can save your life

July 27, 2013 by nadel&gabel

I know, I`ve promised to give you a tutorial about how I sewed my little backpack … but the last weeks were so packed with work, that I just didn’t have the time and wasn’t in the mood for writing such an detailed instruction down. But it will come, just not yet. First I have this  allround summer recipe for you which you need to make (explanation mark!) – and no: berries or fruits are not involved this time. I […]

Categories: dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, salad, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: arab, aubergine, baking, cooking, dip, eggplant, food, Israel, lemon, mint, oriental, parsley, recipe, roast, salad

New Years Eve dinner – Eating into 2013

January 2, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Following an (at least a few years) old tradition, we entered 2013 in a very relaxed way with our good friends – and a lot of great food. Honestly, could there be a better start into the new year other than enjoying to cook and eat with good friends?

Categories: Blogging, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, meat, salad, snacks & small dishes, vegetarian • Tags: beet root, cheese, dulce de leche, manchego, polenta, quince, rabbit, salad, trout