Katzensprung Kitchen

a kitchen of small leaps / quiet thoughts, and slow food for fast days / kitchen dreaming 

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Katzensprung Kitchen is a space for images, things, and tastes.
Created by @nizrhane.

  • Growing my ADHD Book Library

    Since I received my ADHD diagnosis in the summer of 2025, I’ve slowly researched on how to manage myself. Oftentimes, the question has been “Do I let ADHD manage me, or do I manage it?”. The answer is I manage me, with ADHD in the picture.

    With it comes slowly growing my library of books on ADHD, and two books that could be ADHD-adjacent (more on that in just a bit).

    Above are the first books my husband and I had on the subject of ADHD. The books ADHD 2.0 and Taking Charge of Adult ADHD has been pillars into understanding this disorder.

    Another book, Die Welt der Frauen und Mädchen mit AD(H)S, is my first book in German and also the first book on the subject of women being disregarded from diagnosis.

    The first ADHD-adjacent book I have is Dr Bessel van der Kolk’s “The Body Keeps The Score”. It’s a pretty fascinating book that I bought a year before my diagnosis. Coincidentally, the doctor who diagnosed me had a suspicion that I have PTSD. Personally, I am pretty sure I have, and to this day I am still trying to reconcile that with how I am managing myself.

    Here is a book I borrowed from a former colleague (Hi, Jana!) who, like me, had just been recently diagnosed. This is the only English-language book that she has, therefore I borrowed it (haha). I have just started it, and it’s pretty much a solid book when it comes to explaining the difficult experiences women diagnosed with ADHD face everyday.

    Here’s the second ADHD-adjacent book I have: So Easy, So Good by the nutritionist Kylie Sakaida. Found her on YouTube with her viral noodle soups in mason jars, but what piqued my interest was her white rice-and-lentils recipe, which is now a staple in my household. The author has also been diagnosed with ADHD, which helped form my decision to buy her cookbook. This book has handy explanations on why having a balanced meal of proteins, healthy fats, and carbs is essential, and this resonates with me as I need these to get through the day.

    I’m looking forward to growing my library soon. If you’ve got recommendations, let me know!

  • Breakfast-ing: A Story

    For years, I struggled with having a relationship with breakfast.

    Countless days of breakfast drinks, instant noodles, a sad piece of bread here and there, cake slices, sometimes a hearty serving of rice and protein came by and I still didn’t see the benefit of starting my day with a proper breakfast. Up until recently I chanced upon doing intermittent fasting (which, in the long run, left me a) snacking at 10am, or b) feeling cranky or moody).

    Receiving my ADHD diagnosis this year made me rethink breakfast. For ADHDers, a balanced breakfast packed with protein, carbs, and fat is important.

    • Protein: helps with dopamine and norepinephrine production, and helps you stay full
    • Carbs: There are two forms of carbs – simple and complex. For ADHDers, complex carbs are preferred because they offer more nutritional value (fibre, vitamins, and minerals) than simple carbs.
    • Fats: Healthy fats are needed in this context! Olive oil, even nuts and seeds provide healthy fats.

    Finding this one out and learning more about the importance of breakfasts in an ADHDer’s life made me appreciate how it supports me day to day. Having a proper, balanced breakfast lifts my mood, keeps me active and full, and prepares me for the day.

    The Breakfast in Question

    The picture above was my breakfast from two weeks ago: a piece of Liège waffle and a piece of protein bread topped with make-ahead simple beef stir-fry and cheese, partnered with a mug of water and a mug of green tea. Not a good look if you ask me, but still scrumptious. (Yes, I know that the Liège waffle isn’t a healthy choice, but let me have it. It was a Sunday.)

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  • “Lazy Girl’s Dinner”?

    Didn’t sleep well last night and now my dinner appetite has been affected by it. But! I have been craving for Liège waffles since we arrived from our Christmas trip to Belgium last Sunday. Thankfully ALDI Nord carries it and I bought two packs!

    Right after preparing some leftover Champorado for Ric, I fixed some waffles and made-ahead ground beef. After topping them with grated cheddar, I slid them into the airfryer where they warmed up for 5 minutes at 150°C. Yummy.

    Don’t sleep on this. The sweet, yeasty goodness of Liège waffles complements the ground beef and cheese so well (this goes without saying, honestly)! Or maybe I have wonky taste buds…

  • Champorado for the New Year

    Cooking Champorado was something special today, because it snowed heaps! 2026 sure started off with a dusting of snow across town.

    Snowed-in Champorado (adapted from Kawaling Pinoy’s Champorado)

    • 1 cup Milchreis (I used EDEKA’s Milchreis from their Herzstücke line)
    • 5 cups water
    • 2-3 pieces Tablea
    • 3 Tablespoons Dutch-process Cocoa
    • 1/2 Cup Muscovado sugar

    Toppings? In our house we use cow’s milk with 3,5% fat and heaps of bacon bits!