Bittersweet symphony – Orange marmalade

January 22, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Bitterness these days seems to be a (global) social diagnosis. Hostility and anxiety are spreading and seem to poison peaceful living together. Sometimes you just want to resign, withdraw from all the … This point has to be overcome. And it will be. Not at once, not by a single person,… … but bitterness can be transformed into courage, it can awaken good forces, strengthen people and bring them together in opposition, articulating loudly their vision of a tolerant, understanding, […]

Categories: dairy-free, diets, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, seasons, spread, sauce & spice, vegan, vegetarian, winter • Tags: bitter, breakfast, change, citrus, jam, juice, marmalade, marmelade, orange, preserving, recipe, spread, sweet, transformation, winter, womens march, zest

Shades of green – A spring feast

April 29, 2015 by nadel&gabel

*sigh* … When it comes to work load this is about the hardest time of the year… gritting one’s teeth, struggling through is the name of the game. Under these adverse conditions I am especially happy that we could find the time for a lovely gathering with friends – to celebrate friendship, good food, spring… and my birthday – to let work be work and enjoy the moment. In my mind I had my favourite season spring and its omnipresent […]

Categories: bread, cake, cookie & dessert, craft & DIY, dairy-free, grains & legumes, In the kitchen, interior, salad, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, spring, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: asparagus, bread, decoration, dill, dinner, dip, feast, gathering, green, guacamole, herbs, hummus, lahey, no knead, party, pasteis, pavlova, pesto, pistachios, recipe, sauce, setting, spread, spring, table, vegetable

It’s not too late – Homemade culinary presents

December 22, 2013 by nadel&gabel

You’re still urgently looking for a present? Something personally, homemade, not run of the mill, … but not too time consuming either? Here’s some inspiration: I assembled culinary presents from nearly 3 years of nadel&gabel for you. Here you go: We will start with the SWEET things: 1. Dulce de leche spread (with or without sea salt) from sweetened condensed milk – so easy to make that this is barely a recipe 2. Praline marzipan chocolates – not as time […]

Categories: dairy-free, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: baking, bread, cheese, cookies, culinary, dip, drink, fruit, gift, kitchen, present, preserving, sauce, savoury, spread, sweet

Simple luxury – Homemade rose & tea compound butter

November 23, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Isn’t it amazing what can be made out of a simple product – like milk – even without adding anything else, or little. This whole spectrum of dairy products – based on mainly one ingredient! If you think only about the huge range of different cheeses! The other thing that drives a lot of my kitchen adventures is the fascinating idea to make everday products your own. Not necessarily because it’s cheaper. Just because it feels good, that YOU’VE MADE […]

Categories: gluten-free, In the kitchen, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: bread, butter, compound, cream, flavour, food, gift, homemade, present, recipe, rose, savoury, spread, sweet, tea

At the heart of it – Artichoke lemon cream

October 14, 2013 by nadel&gabel

When I’ve been to the farmers market lately, I also took some artichokes home with me – not yet knowing how actually to prepare them. Somehow I remembered on my way back home that I had somewhere seen this artichoke pesto with sicilian lemon from PPura. I thought this could be THE idea for a longlasting source of indulgence. So I started to experiment… When buying the artichokes I succesfully pushed the fact aside that I have close to none […]

Categories: autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pasta, spread, sauce & spice, summer, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: artichoke, autumn, cream, dip, fall, food, lemon, oil, olive, parsley, pasta, recipe, sauce, spread

Late summer in a jar – Boozy damson sauce

September 6, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Hey, I thought I just pop in for a quick recipe that you definitely should make before the damson/plum season is over. It’s a damson sauce that peeerfectly pairs with cheese – I like it with blue cheese or any aged cheese, but spread on a slice of bread together with some goat cream cheese: also a good option. It’s something between a jam, compote and chutney, and I called it a sauce – with this little extra that makes […]

Categories: autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: autumn, cheese, chutney, damson, dip, fall, jam, plum, preserving, recipe, sauce, spread, summer, thyme

In der Weihnachtsschickerei – Pear bread and Spekulatius spread

November 30, 2012 by nadel&gabel

Categories: Blogging, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: almond, bread, christmas, cinnamon, cranberries, fruit, nuts, pear, spread, winter

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