Valencian Paella, Cooked on the Fire

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I didn’t think I’d be posting the recipe for paella valenciana, Valencian paella, this early in the life of Mama Ía blog. I don’t know, I thought I had to do a few more simple recipes first, ease into the paella, maybe get you acquainted with the blog, in particular with the section on paella and all the information there that I highly (more…)

Dried Cherry and Candied Pecan Cheese Torta —for a High School graduation

Matthew graduation 2015, Mama Ía blog

This is a celebratory post, Matthew’s high school graduation, and as such, it calls for a celebratory (and party appropriate!) recipe: dried cherry and candied pecan cheese torta.

But let’s begin at the beginning.

It took me a few months to (more…)

Plum and almonds cake, Mama ía blog

Plums and Almonds Cake, an evocative combination

Plum and almonds cake, Mama ía blog

There once was a field planted with orange trees, rows upon rows of orange trees, that soaked up the sun most every day of the year. One large round basin kept a watchful eye, collecting both well and rain water, and letting it go, flooding the fields where the orange trees lived. The trees grew blossoms that perfumed the air, that turned into oranges that hung from the trees, clusters of them, weighing the branches, until harvest, around Christmas time.

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