Tag Archives: natural food

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

Letting Nature Take It’s Course

Posted on May 31, 2015 by A Bahamian In Austria

Tomorrow is the first of June and the beginning of summer! The moments of preparation and care will now bring forth fruit and hopefully lots of it on a consistent basis. Still, everything’s not as easy as it seems. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged aphids, balcony gardening, caterpillars, fresh produce, gardening, growing artichokes, growing carrots, growing peas, growing sweet peppers, microgreens, natural food, square foot gardening, Zucchini | 7 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

The Weird Gap between Spring & Summer Harvests

Posted on July 16, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

We’ve hit mid-July and the garden is still alive. There’ve been no major setbacks – outside of the Okra, which I believe are stunted due to poor placement on my behalf and unstable weather. There hasn’t been any harvesting of the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, chop and drop, Edible flowers, fresh produce, gardening, natural food, Radishes, Rainbow Chard, Romaine lettuce, spring produce | 9 Comments

End of June…

Posted on June 25, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

Finally found my camera and made a few shots this afternoon – even if I did get the date wrong. For more detail (or an enlarged view) click on the photo.

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, fresh produce, gardening, natural food | 2 Comments

Getting closer to summer!

Posted on June 1, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

The calendar and weather is transitioning from spring to summer temps and nowhere is it more apparent than in the lifecycle of plants. Given the right conditions, they will show you the passing of time. Don’t believe me? Check it … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, fresh produce, gardening, natural food, organic gardening | 2 Comments

Garden Surprises

Posted on September 17, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

Last week was full of surprises. First, you guys have heard me go on and on about how cold it gets here and how I’m constantly bundling up and trying to keep warm. Frankly, I just don’t have time to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged Bitter melon, Bittermelone, Cerasee, gardening, growing sweet potatoes, natural food, recipes, traditional food | 7 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 →