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

… 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