On hedoné – Beetroot crackers with poppy seeds

January 25, 2015 by nadel&gabel

My after-christmas-fed-up-with-sweet-stuff-phase turns out to be quite longlasting this year … which isn’t such a bad thing. Sometimes you need a break to overcome satiety, to be capable for real indulgence again. Old Epicurus already knew this… Meanwhile I’m noshing these savoury crackers … with only a hint of (natural) sweetness that comes from my favourite vegetable these days: beetroot. It adds as well a nice pale red colour to the crackers. In case you’re wondering where all the scalloped […]

Categories: bread, dairy-free, In the kitchen, snacks & small dishes, vegetarian • Tags: beetroot, cheese, crackers, crisp, dough, Epicurus, hearty, hēdonḗ, parmesan, pleasure, poppy seeds, recipe, salt, sweet, thins, wheat, whole

This seasons favourite combo – Sandwich with beetroot, feta cheese and walnuts

January 7, 2015 by nadel&gabel

In culinary terms my autumn-winter-season this year tends to be somehow circular … I can’t help turning back to the same combinations of ingredients again and again. Boring? No, super yummy! Pumpkin/squash-gorgonzola-sage has become a staple in our dinners since the first pumpkins appeared at the market and have since continously found their way into galettes, pizzas, pasta dishes and casseroles. A similar things is true for this other divine flavour combination of baked beetroot, feta cheese (alternatively: goat cream […]

Categories: bread, In the kitchen, pasta, snacks & small dishes, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: beetroot, cheese, ciabatta, dish, earthy, feta, flavour, food, galette, goat, Maldon, nut, pasta, pizza, recipe, salt, sandwich, sea, simple, tart, walnut, winter

Self-confessed sissi – Mak kimchi

October 12, 2014 by nadel&gabel

For some reason I forwent kimchi for long. I had read and heard a lot about it, but somehow it didn’t sound – and look – appealing to me. Fermenting in general always frightens me a bit, I guess. In retrospect this is quite funny cause it was only a bit later that I realized that our – and my – beloved German Sauerkraut is prepared actually the same way… It took Julia from “Chestnut&Sage” – a blogger that I […]

Categories: dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: Asian, cabbage, chili, condiment, ferment, fermentation, fried, gochugaru, kimchi, korean, mak, nappa, pickle, preserving, recipe, rice, salt, season, spice

Very berry – My presents

June 28, 2012 by nadel&gabel

Look, what I got from my Post aus meiner Küche swap partner Sylke: A whole package full of very berry delights: strawberry prosecco jam, strawberry basil jam, strawberry chutney with black pepper, raspberry balsamico vinegar and raspberry salt … and a little cooking book with all the recipes and a lot of white pages to be filled soon. Thanks so much!

Categories: breakfast, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, summer • Tags: chutney, cooking, food, jam, preserving, raspberries, salt, strawberries, summer, vinegar

The Sweetest Thing – Salty dulce de leche

October 25, 2011 by nadel&gabel

Dulce de leche probably is the sweetest and most sticky thing I have tried in my life… and from the first time I tasted it, I couldn’t stop eating! My preferred way still is on bread or on top of a fresh croissant, but its full caramel flavour is also great in desserts, cakes and the like. You can find a lot of variations in texture and colour, depending on the cooking time. For me it is best when it […]

Categories: breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, gluten-free, In the kitchen, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: caramel, cooking, cream, fleur de sel, food, recipe, salt, spread