Culinary heritage – Vegetarian Soljanka

September 23, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Soljanka – a hearty dish that was omnipresent on our trip through Saxony, Brandenburg and Thuringia. It probably is the best known Russian soup besides Borschtsch. It’s popular all around Eastern Europe and exists in uncountable variations. In Germany the popularity basically is limited to the eastern part of the country. 40 years of separation into two different states left its traces – by far not only, but as well in terms of culinary traditions. Due to ‘socialist brotherhood’ a […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, diets, German/Swabian, gluten-free, In the kitchen, seasons, soup & stew, vegetable, vegetarian, winter • Tags: cooking, cuisine, DDR, Eastern Europe, easy, Germany, gherkin, hearty, paprika, recipe, russian, smoked, soljanka, sour, stew, tart, tofu, weeknight

Sunny yellow – Pickled turmeric eggs

April 9, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Right for the Easter holidays the sun is coming out, bringing the nature to sprout and blossom. The warming sun goes straight into our heart after the long winter cold. The landscape is covered in green, white and yellow. And what would the Easter holidays be without coloured eggs that have to be searched for in the fresh grass? These pickled eggs aren’t hard to find, the bright yellow colour guides the way! But the turmeric doesn’t give them only […]

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Fundamental – Pão alentejano and queijo fresco

October 4, 2015 by nadel&gabel

As it is good tradition on this blog a culinary souvenir from the country we’ve visited in the form of a recipe must not be missed. Cause it’s not only seeing different things that make travelling so exciting and enriching … it’s as well so much about different smells and flavours. When it comes to culinary traditions, for me the Portuguese are the masters in making the most of simple ingredients. Have a look at the various sweet pastries they […]

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The loved ones – Red Currant Mazarin Tart

August 14, 2015 by nadel&gabel

When you would ask me about my favourite summer cake, my answer would always be the same: A “Träubleskucha” (red currant cake) the way my grandma always made it and how it is still made in our family. Red currants always bring childhood memories with them. I remember the garden of my parents that produced such masses of red currants throughout the summer season that we were busy to handle all of them – besides all the other fruits and […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, summer, vegetarian • Tags: almond, berries, cake, cookie & dessert, cream, crust, fresh, marzipan, Mazarintårta, recipe, red currant, scandinavian, shortbread, sour, summer, sweden, swedish, sweet, tart, tartlet

About traditions – Pickled pink radishes

June 23, 2015 by nadel&gabel

These radishes have soon become a staple in our household, since I made them for the first time a few months ago. I planned to make a Bánh Mì sandwich. And when I walked around the market and looked for daikon radishes, I saw instead the first cute little pink radishes. They were fresh, they were from the farmer in the next village, they were radishes – what did I want more? – I had to use them instead. It […]

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Sensuality – Poppy seed marzipan waffles with warm sour cherries

November 15, 2014 by nadel&gabel

Comfort food  is what I am craving these days that are mostly grey and rainy … cause food can be so much more than just nutrition: it’s not only the contemplating effect during the process of preparing, food can revive your senses, bring your soul back into balance! Too pathetic? Look at these waffles for example! They stop your collywobbles, ok, but they do so much more! First of all I think they feed your eyes – and then the […]

Categories: autumn, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, vegetarian, winter • Tags: almond, autumn, baking, belgian, cherries, christmas, maker, marzipan, poppyseed, recipe, sensual, sour, spice, star anise, sweet, waffles, warm, winter

Hello autumn – Pickled mushrooms with dill

September 11, 2014 by nadel&gabel

How did it come that autumn suddenly is here in full bloom? – Where was transition that made it easier for us to say good bye to summer once again? Speaking in farmers market display: When have cherries been sold? – How come the sudden presence of plums, pumpkins, mushrooms, apples? Whatever! – We have to accommodate. …And already when I sat at the airport of Stockholm this recipe for pickled mushrooms caught my eye. During our whole stay in […]

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Entering new culinary territories – Loquat jam

May 1, 2013 by nadel&gabel

My recent trip to the turkish supermarket not only led to the complement of my new spice rack, but also to a new discovery. It really wasn’t my first visit at the shop and I would call myself culinary interested, a foodie … but I hadn’t seen, tasted or known this fruit before … till it attracted my attention, although unimpressive at first sight. What is this? Would you have known? No, it is not an apricot … that would […]

Categories: breakfast, dairy-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, spring, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: apricot, Asian, exotic, fruit, jam, loquat, medlar, recipe, sour, spring

Sooour cream cake with gooseberries

July 16, 2012 by nadel&gabel

May I have occasionally mentioned that I am a big lover of sour fruits? Red currants, blackberries, rhubarb, sea buckthorn, … love them all! Here’s another round celebrating my stars. I came across gooseberries on the market and couldn’t remember when I had tasted their sour-sweet flavour that pops in your mouth the last time… It must have been when I was a teenager. We had two or three bushes in our garden – beneath raspberries, blackberries, currants – and […]

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