Tag Archives: food

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

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

Flowers In My Garden

Posted on August 4, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

If you’ve been reading my ramblings for the past year or so, you may have noticed a pattern when it comes to me and gardening – I’m all about what’s edible. It’s often surprising to others that I have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Austria, blue Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Calendula (Tagetes patula x erecta), deadheading, English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), flowers, food, Forget-Me-Not (Boraginaceae), Fuchsia, gardening, Nigella Persian Violet (Nigella damascena), Royal Ensign Bush Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor), Summer Splash Marigolds | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged asparagus, burger, chanterelle mushroom, eierschwammerl, faschiertesfleisch, food, food rut, fresh produce, ground beef, pepper jack cheese, rindfleisch, spargel | Leave a comment

Fish – tasty and good for you!

Posted on July 14, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

I love me some fish – it’s one of my favorite proteins for several good reasons. Dark or fatty fish (i.e. salmon, tuna, sardines, & mackeral) are loaded with Omega 3 fatty acids which help to prevent heart disease, lower … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged fish, fish in Austria, food, Mediterranean herb marinade, redbarsch, saibling, salmon, tuna, wolffsbarsch | Leave a comment

Pssst – it’ll all grow in one container!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

While surfing through my online magazines, I came across this little tidbit: one doesn’t actually need a garden to enjoy the fruits of summer. Yeah, ok; I knew that one could use several containers to create what’s called a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, food, fresh produce, natural food | Leave a comment

Wasted Opportunity??

Posted on May 19, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

Confession time: I’m a bulk-shopper and food hoarder, which sadly leads more often to waste of produce than creative cooking. This is nothing new; a NYC cabbie commented to my husband (as we unloaded his trunk from my grocery shopping … Continue reading →