Mandarina stuffed salmon with thyme, Mama Ía blog

March 8, 2023

Mandarina stuffed Salmon with Thyme, and the countdown to Spring

Natacha Sanz Caballero Fish citrus, Holy Week, Lent, mediterranean diet, Miami, pescado, Spring

It is safe to say that we can start counting down to spring. It’s just over two weeks away! And while the winter hasn’t been one of the coldest ones we remember in this part of the world, I am very much looking forward to the warmer temperatures, to walks outdoors and to the first flowers blooming in our garden.

At the same time, I am still enjoying orange season —and winter is orange season. The recipe I’m sharing today, mandarina stuffed salmon with thyme, takes (more…)

April 11, 2016

Sugar and Cinnamon Baked Milk Sweet Bread, Oven Baked Torrijas de Mona de Pascua

Natacha Sanz Caballero Breads, Desserts and Sweets afternoon snack, breakfast, Easter, easter sweet bread, fried milk, fried milk bread, Holy Week, mona de pascua, sweet bread, torrijas

If you read my previous post, with the recipe for Monas de Pascua , Easter Sweet Bread, you’ll remember I mentioned that the Easter sweet bread will last for a couple of days, pretty much like with any bread. And like it happens with bread that is not fresh, you’ll either have to toast it and eat it with jam and butter or your (more…)

March 24, 2016

Cod and Cauliflower Soup with Rice, for Good Friday

Natacha Sanz Caballero Soups and Stews, Fish cauliflower, cod, cod and cauliflower soup, cod soup, Friday, Holy Week, Holy Week in Spain, Lent, Semana Santa, soup with rice

This week will culminate in Easter Sunday, which in gastronomic terms means chocolate and special sweets, and an occasion for family celebration. Eggs of every color and material, real and not, and also made of chocolate, inundate our tables, our decor, our stores. So understandably, my first instinct was to make an Easter treat for this week’s post. But this week is also (more…)