Sweet, fresh, clean – Homemade orange cleaner

April 23, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Looks yummy? – Yes, but in this case it isn’t for drinking what brews in this jar. But for cleaning! Inspired by Lina Jachmanns book “Einfach leben. Der Guide für einen minimalistischen Lebensstil” I gave this natural homemade cleaner a try. For some years now not only our food, but all parts of our household are getting more and more eco-friendly, natural, waste reduced. Already when I got into natural DIY cosmetics, I realized that we actually don’t really need many fancy […]

Categories: cosmetics, craft & DIY • Tags: bathroom, biological, citrus, cleaner, cleaning, DIY, easy, healthy, household, kitchen, minimal, orange, organic, scent, vinegar

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 […]

Categories: dairy-free, German/Swabian, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, snacks & small dishes, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: Bánh Mì, bread, brine, Brotzeit, condiment, flavour, german, gift, jar, marinate, pickles, pickling, present, preserve, radish, recipe, sandwich, season, sour, spicy, tart, Vesper, vietnamese, vinegar

Tart love – Strawberry rhubarb shrub

May 16, 2014 by nadel&gabel

You thought there wouldn’t be a strawberry or/and rhubarb recipe on this blog this spring?! – Of course not! How could I leave out these great spring fruits! (I know, botanically rhubarb is a vegetable.) Besides a strawberry cake I am still experimenting with, rhubarb stalks and strawberries were excessively used in my kitchen the last weeks. Some things I made were – strawberry Eton mess (similar to this) – a braided brioche filled with strawberries (based on this recipe) […]

Categories: dairy-free, drinks, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, summer, vegan, vegetarian • Tags: aperitif, berries, beverage, cocktail, drink, fermenting, fresh, fruit, lemonade, preserving, recipe, rhubarb, shrub, spring, strawberry, summer, syrup, vinegar

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