Category Archives: My Kitchen

All the things I that I cook (or try to cook) in my kitchen; both Bahamian and International.

Golden Oyster Mushrooms Pasta (Gelber Seitling) – Yum!!!

Posted on June 21, 2015 by A Bahamian In Austria

Hubs recently started experiementing in the garden, ‘planting’ a wooden stump impregnated with mushroom spores. As it won’t produce until about August, a friend presented him with a few easy-to-cultivate, pre-impregnated mediums (straw, hay??) in plastic bags. I’ve never heard … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden, My Kitchen | Tagged Austrian cuisine, balcony gardening, easy to cultivate mushrooms, fresh produce, Gelber Seitling, Golden Oyster Mushroom Recipe, natural food | Leave a comment

The Taste and Scent of Summer

Posted on June 14, 2015 by A Bahamian In Austria

This weekend was AWESOME! I got to enjoy one of my favorite late spring/early summer activities with one of my favorite persons – Hub’s Oma. Nothing holds the taste and scent of summer more intensely as strawberries and no berry … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden, My Kitchen | Tagged balcony gardening, gardening, growing carrots, growing tomatoes, Nasturtium, natural food, Preserving strawberries, square foot gardening, Sternjasmin, Zucchini | 5 Comments

Squeezing the Last out of Spring Harvest and a Warm Chard Salad

Posted on July 20, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

About a week ago, I told you about The Weird Gap Between Spring and Summer Harvests, when temperatures rise, lettuces and other spring offerings start to wane and taste weird, and the summer items are getting ready to come into … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged Chard recipe, cooking chard, food, fresh produce, gardening, late spring lettuce, Mangold Rezept, natural food, recipe | 6 Comments

Shop Your Kitchen = Saving Money

Posted on April 6, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

In the last two weeks, the garden has really taken off and I was pretty excited to do a pictorial update. So I got up and did a little maintenance work (I only work in the garden on Sundays); transplanted a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged limiting food wastage, recipes, shop your kitchen | Leave a comment

Cooler Days Recipe – Schinkenfleckerl

Posted on September 12, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

One of the best gifts I received for our wedding was from my husband’s Oma (grandmother) – a cookbook on traditional Viennese Cuisine. With me not having so much as a single clue about traditional Viennese food, I’m sure she … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged Austrian cuisine, food, natural food, recipes, Schinkenfleckerl, traditional food, Vienna, Viennese Cuisine | 2 Comments

Cooler Days Recipes – Wiener Schnitzel

Posted on September 3, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

The sky is starting to take on it’s familiar grey tones, the sun bids us adieu around 7pm, and the chill is starting to set into my bones – ahhh, Fall! Tights, leggings, long-sleeve shirts, and thinner jackets have already … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged Austrian cuisine, food, heavier cuisine, keeping warm, natural food, recipes, traditional food, Wiener Schnitzel | 1 Comment

Summer Bounty & Surprises

Posted on August 21, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

As we’ve entered late Summer (some days it feels more like early Fall), we’ve been harvesting lots and lots – herbs, tomatoes, and lettuces mostly. Everything else is taking it’s own sweet time developing (which is a bit worrying, with … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged Dandelion, Dandelion salad, fresh produce, German Gold, Green Zebra, Jani, natural food, recipes, tomato, Zuckertraube | 5 Comments

The Elixer of Life – Water

Posted on August 1, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

It always surprises me when someone say they don’t like water. Seriously?! How could you NOT like water?! Common replies are often “It’s so boring.” or “It has no taste.”. My brain tends to reply with, “But it’s sooooooooo refreshing!” … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged flavored water, flavored water recipes, food, fresh produce, infused water recipes, lemon-mint flavored water, natural food, recipes, water, water in Austria | 5 Comments

Beat the Heat Meal

Posted on July 25, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

It’s been ridiculously hot recently and it’s going to get even hotter on Sunday. It’s all everyone can talk about and I just know the pool is going to be overflowing this weekend. While I’ve been hiding inside behind shuttered … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged beat the heat meal, berries and cream treat, food, fresh produce, natural food, strawberry mint lemonade, strawberry mint lemonade recipe, tomato salad, tomato salad recipe | 6 Comments

An Inspired Burger

Posted on July 17, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

Every once in awhile, I can find myself in a food rut. You know, making the same combinations because it’s easy, tasty, in my recent memory, and because the ingredients are already there and I’m pressed for time. But that … Continue reading →