São Miguel II: In the wilderness – The East Coast

June 6, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Deep valleys, lush tropical forests, steep cliffs, small roads – The East of São Miguel is the least developed and least populated part of the island. But before you head East it’s worth to make a stop in Ribeira Grande, especially to visit the contemporary arts centre Arquipélago. Not only the exhibitions but also the site – old buildings from a former tobacco and alcohol factory combined with new modern constructions create a fascinating complex – is worth a visit. […]

Categories: Behind the camera, nature, objects & places, On the road, Portugal, travel, Uncategorized • Tags: agriculture, architecture, Atlantic, Azores, coast, culture, fern, flora, flower, hiking, local, Miradouro, mountain, nature, ocean, plantation, Portugal, rainforest, São Miguel, sea, sights, tea, tradition, trail, travel, waterfall

Ornamental christmas tradition – Springerle

December 6, 2015 by nadel&gabel

With christmas time – besides other things – I associate the following situation: I’m coming back to my parent’s home from the cold snowy outside, putting on my knitted socks, leaning my back to the tiled stove and warming my stiff cold fingers with a cup of hot tea. In between taking sips of the hot tea, I am dipping my Springerle cookie into it, let it soak and take a bite. Finally the fingers have warmed, the stomach as well, […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, German/Swabian, In the kitchen, Uncategorized, vegetarian, winter • Tags: anise, aniseed, christmas, cookie, cutter, easy, engraved, floral, geometric, model, modern, mould, ornamental, pattern, picture, recipe, rolling pin, springerle, stamp, sugar, tea, winter

It’s fresh, exciting… – Quark lemon babka

April 3, 2015 by nadel&gabel

Easter is just around the corner – time to bake some braided bread. Don’t you think of some kind of brioche/plait/whatever-you-call-it when it comes to Easter? (Second after eggs of course.) I guess this is a tradition in many christian regions: Italian Colomba di pasqua, Greek Tsoureki, Austrian/German Osterzopf/Osterstriezel Eastern European Paska,… there are probably countless more regional traditions of Easter Bread. Though, – as you may have recognized – this isn’t a classic Easter bread… I wanted to make […]

Categories: breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, vegetarian • Tags: babka, braided, bread, brioche, cake, coffee, cookie & dessert, curd cheese, dough, easter, fresh, lemon, milk, Ottolenghi, quark, recipe, swirl, tea, twisted, yeast, zest

Retro look – Embellished tea towels

January 11, 2015 by nadel&gabel

I hold this truth for self-evident: you can’t have enough tea towels in your kitchen. … No visit to IKEA without finding me carrying a set of tea towels in my blue bag back home. They’re a cheap and easy way to bring a bit of change to your kitchen, a light and easy alterable way to try new styles, to respond to moods or seasons. I am especially fond of those simple blue-white or red-white traditional patterned towels. You […]

Categories: accessories, At the sewing machine, decoration • Tags: accent, bind, border, customize, dish, easy, edge, embellish, kitchen, pimp, repurpose, retro, ribbon, sew, tea, towel, tutorial, vintage

My new love affair – Apricot marzipan scones

June 13, 2014 by nadel&gabel

This has been a hot week around here in Germany – with destructive thunderstorms as “side effects” … we could talk about climate change, and a lot could be said about this …  a lot could be said as well about the “side effects” of the Football Worldcup in Brasil. I won’t … where should I start?! Yes of course, I’ve watched the opening match last night. But I won’t join the chorus of enthusiasm. There won’t be any brazilian […]

Categories: around the world, breakfast, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, snacks & small dishes, summer, vegetarian • Tags: apricot, baking, berries, biscuits, blackberries, chocolate, cookie, dried, fruit, marzipan, moist, party, picnic, recipe, scones, summer, tea, white, yoghurt

Juicy – Citrus pound cake

February 1, 2014 by nadel&gabel

I know, it’s only a few days ago that I claimed that I am more into savoury than sweet dishes around this time of the year. Yeees, that’s still right, but then – when I walk across the market – those piles of various kinds of oranges, grapefruits and lemons don’t let me just pass either. Actually I am a great fan of lemon zest and juice throughout the year (Here, here, here and here are only some proofs.). So, […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, In the kitchen, snacks & small dishes, summer, vegetarian, winter • Tags: baking, cake, citrus, cookie & dessert, easy, fresh, juice, lemon, light, orange, pound, recipe, summer, tea, winter, zest

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

“Something bizarrely fulfilling” – Welsh cakes

September 20, 2013 by nadel&gabel

After admittedly a lot pictures from our Wales trip, here’s a recipe again … a welsh recipe. It’s a recipe for one of THE traditional welsh foods. And it’s amazing – or “bizarrely fulfilling” in Jamie Oliver’s words: Those little cakes are so easy and quick to make, all the ingredients are very likely already in your kitchen – yet they’re so yummy. A mysterious transformation of ordinary things! Although I think you shouldn’t change recipes too much that have […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, Behind the camera, Black and white, cake, cookie & dessert, dairy-free, In the kitchen, vegetarian, winter • Tags: allspice, autumn, cake, cinnamon, clove, cookie, cookie & dessert, currant, fall, Great Britain, mixed spice, raisin, scone, spice, tea, teatime, welsh, winter

Parks and markets, food, beer and tea – Our London

September 6, 2012 by nadel&gabel

When I and two of my oldest friends decided to visit London, it was clear, that this wouldn’t be a typical sightseeing trip, but instead a girls weekend. We hadn’t met for quite a long time and there should be enough time for talking, talking, talking…

Categories: Behind the camera, cake, cookie & dessert, drinks, Great Britain, In the kitchen, nature, objects & places, On the road, snacks & small dishes, travel • Tags: bank, food, garden, landscape, London, market, park, photography, river, street, tea