Tag Archives: traditional food

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 →

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

Eat, Essen, Mangi, Mangez, Coma – However you say it, winter is the time to do it!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

True winter is upon us here in Austria and I have discovered the meaning of real cold. With temperatures stagnating in the negative digits and snow bathing the landscape in a blanket of white, it’s been difficult for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged Austria, eat, expat in Vienna, food, my life, peas soup and dough, personal blog, pigeon peas, traditional food, winter | 2 Comments

Innsbruck (July 2012)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

A couple of weeks ago, I tagged-along with hubby on his business trip to Innsbruck. All I knew about the place was that it was near the Alps, but as it has been alternating between sweltering and thunderstorms, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Sights | Tagged Alps, Austria, Austrian-style cooking, expat experience, Innsbruck, personal blog, Tirol, traditional food, travel | 2 Comments

If It Ain’ Broke, Don’t Try To Fix It!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

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 →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged domestic goddess, expat in Vienna, my life, personal blog, recipe, traditional food | 1 Comment

Taste of Home – My Mama’s Banana Bread

Posted on April 30, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

If there is one thing I can quickly whip up to make hubby happy, it’s My Mama’s Banana Bread! Hubby’s a bread-fiend – he just loves bread of practically every form and fashion – while I’m more of the “I … Continue reading →

Posted in My Kitchen | Tagged a taste of home, bread, breakfast, expat in Vienna, food, K.B., My Mama's Banana Bread, natural food, personal blog, recipes, traditional food | 5 Comments

Soup of the Week – Chicken Broth

Posted on February 7, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

Part two of ‘what to do when your FIL gives you a 12 pound rooster’ – make it into a delicious Chicken Broth! Each time I enter my MIL’s kitchen, there’s a pot of broth being made on the stove … Continue reading →

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Soup of the Week – Paprika Hendl

Posted on January 31, 2012 by A Bahamian In Austria

My FIL purchased three ‘mature’ roosters – ‘mature’ meaning no longer viable for their purpose to the farmer – from one of his farmer friends about three months ago. He built them a roomy private coop with a good bit … Continue reading →

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Soup of the Week – Paprikagulasch

Posted on December 29, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

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 →