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- Final stage of my Brüssel Sprout #gardenexperiment - reproduction. Started #fromseed last Spring & giving produce a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 years ago
- Phenomenal #gardenexperiment coming to an end - harvested the last of the Brüssel Sprouts on the weekend. Highly-pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 years ago
- In my defense, the quest for a perfect garden runs parrallel to fanaticism.🤷♀️ facebook.com/story.php?stor… 3 years ago
- How curious! Ever noticed little sprouting seeds in cut tomatoes before; here’s an inkling why. facebook.com/story.php?stor… 3 years ago
- Super excited right now as we harvest our first #homegrown Brüssel sprouts! It’s been so cool watching this… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 years ago
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Squeezing the Last out of Spring Harvest and a Warm Chard Salad
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
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Tagged Chard recipe, cooking chard, food, fresh produce, gardening, late spring lettuce, Mangold Rezept, natural food, recipe
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My happy moment on an insane day – White Sangria
Yesterday was crazy hot, 38°C (100.4°F) at about 3pm in Austria, and just the thought of it makes my neck start to itch. I’m plagued by insane heat rash during the summer months so of course, I hid inside – … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, cool drink, natural food, personal blog, recipe, ribisel, simple syrup, white sangria
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If It Ain’ Broke, Don’t Try To Fix It!
Here’s a funny story about when being a domestic goddess is thwarted by stupidity. I can just hear my gran (a true goddess of the household), “If it ain’ broke, don’t try to fix it!” I received a bounty of … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic goddess, expat in Vienna, my life, personal blog, recipe, traditional food
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Soup of the Week – Paprikagulasch
With all the hubbub of the holidays, I haven’t done much cooking. We spent the holidays in the mountains at my MIL’s house where I was treated to two traditional Austrian Christmas dishes. Now that I’m back home, I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian cuisine, Austrian-style cooking, cooking, expat, Gulasch, paprika, Paprikagulasch, personal blog, recipe, soup, stew, sweet pepper, traditional food, Vienna
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Soup of the Week – Chicken Gumbo
On the Friday that I was invited to the Luxury Please event, I had planned to make a really nice, thick, tasty soup or stew. Days of grau in grau (Austrian term that means foggy, dark grey and cold … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 minute meal, Chicken Gumbo, Chicken Gumbo Recipe, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, making roux, personal, personal blog, recipe, roux, soup
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Soup of the Week – Turkey Noodle Soup (good for what ails you!)
Recently, I received an email of winter soup/stew recipes and determined I’d try to make one each week. Figured now’s a great time to learn how to do this before the stress of work and family gets in the way. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, chicken noodle soup, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, personal, personal blog, personal challenge, recipe, soup, stew, Vienna
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Oma’s Jam
Another fun thing about living in Austria and having such a big family is that I’m able to learn so many new things. In New York, we’d always received home-made jam in our care packages from hubby’s family but now … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Austrian cuisine, Austrian-style cooking, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, making jam, personal, personal blog, plums, recipe, Vienna
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A fresh, filling breakfast
As I mentioned previously, there’s lots of great fresh produce here. I had a corn (on the cob) left-over from a pack I’d bought and some sausage. Now, living in the land of the ‘wurst’ (German word for sausage) is … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, basil, chives, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, oregano, personal, personal blog, recipe, sweet peppers, thyme
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When life gives you tomatoes…make bisque!
One of the great things about Austria is the abundance of good fresh produce, at least its been my experience. It seems that you can be very close to food here because there are tons of pastures everywhere I drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Austrian-style cooking, expat, expat experience, expat in Vienna, fresh produce, personal, personal blog, recipe, tomato, tomato bisque
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