Pulse – Spring pasta with peas, ricotta and lemon

May 14, 2017 by nadel&gabel

Except from our – magnificent – trip to São Miguel (dispatch to follow) during our Easter holidays, there has been a lot of work going on here right now in ‘real life’, while my digital life has shifted to Instagram mostly these days. This won’t be the beginning of a lenghty complaint, but an explanation: My recreational program these days mostly consists of some knitting in the evening and short walks in the sun in the afternoon – in case it […]

Categories: grains & legumes, In the kitchen, pasta, seasons, spread, sauce & spice, spring, vegetable, vegetarian • Tags: carb, easy, fresh, green, legumes, lemon, pasta, pea, pulse, quick, ricotta, simple, spring, zest

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

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

It’s magic – Crema catalana cake

March 2, 2014 by nadel&gabel

You`ve probably alread heard of this magic custard cake that is spreading throughout the internet. It’s magic because in the oven the batter forms different layers and you’ll end up with a soft custard bottom and a fluffy top. For my cake, I used this recipe as a starting point to uplift to new spheres of cake heaven. The other inspiration for this recipe came… 1. from my current enthusiasm for orange zest and the oranges lingering in my fruit […]

Categories: cake, cookie & dessert, gluten-free, In the kitchen, vegetarian • Tags: brulée, burn, cake, cookie & dessert, caramel, cinnamon, creme, custard, egg, magic, orange, recipe, spanish, sugar, zest

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

Wanderlust – Tarte de Limão

June 4, 2013 by nadel&gabel

Since this article about Portuguese cuisine was published I have bookmarked it on my computer. It brings back memorys of one of our best holidays about three years ago when we traveled through Portugal by car and when we both fell in love with this great country full of contrasty beautiful nature, bustling cities, great food and super friendly people. The article of Alexandra Klobouk who moved to Lisbon just brings back all these Portugal feelings and a backpack full […]

Categories: around the world, Behind the camera, cake, cookie & dessert, In the kitchen, On the road, Portugal, summer, travel, vegetarian • Tags: baking, cake, cookie & dessert, cream, food, lemon, photography, Portugal, portugues, recipe, summer, tart, tarte, travel, zest