February 17, 2021

Salmon steaks with majado – and building a vegetable garden (Part 4)

Natacha Sanz Caballero Fish Lent, Mediterranean cuisine, pescado, seafood, vegetable garden

I don’t know if it’s happening to you, but for me, time is flying. Can you believe Lent starts this week? I had another recipe planned for this post, but I’ll postpone it, because I know you will be looking for fish recipes that are tasty and easy to make. These salmon steaks with majado are it: tasty, healthy, delicious looking and easy to make.

I like to look for steaks rather than fillets, and basically any accompaniment will work: depending on the season, you can use green beans, asparagus, or (more…)

September 28, 2020

Turrón ice cream —and Summer 2020 in Santa Barbara

Natacha Sanz Caballero Desserts and Sweets, Events & Travel Christmas treat, dessert, helado, Jijona, Mediterranean cuisine, Santa Barbara, Spanish cuisine, summer, summer 2020

It happens every year: Summer dwindles away and I hold onto it for dear life. It’s easy to think that way, when I look through my window and the sun is shining, and I go outside and sit on the patio and I don’t even need a light jacket. I scroll down through Instagram and all the beautiful, talented people I follow are praising the coming of fall and embracing it with open arms.

I, in the other hand, hope for the Indian summer, the “veranillo de San Miguel”, as we call it in Spain. And for (more…)

April 13, 2017

Oven Baked Eggplant with Pimentón, one of two sibling sides

Natacha Sanz Caballero Vegetables berenjenas, first course, Mediterranean cuisine, pimentón de la Vera, primer plato, side dish

I have a section in the Mama Ía blog called IDIOSYNCRASIES (click here). It is there that I talk about certain aspects of Spanish life and culture that are different from those of the United States, and that somehow have caught my attention. Some of those aspects merit a whole section or post about them, like the way we celebrate Holy Week (more…)