Blackberry lavender ice cream, Mama ía blog

Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream, Saying Farewell to Summer

Blackberry lavender ice cream, Mama ía blog

Lavender fields, Mama ía blog

Lavender fields in Brihuega, Spain

I am drawn to lavender. If I have to choose between scents, that will be the one I choose, whether it be hand soap or dish soap, laundry detergent or air freshener, lavender is my scent. I don’t know why, I think it is its freshness, but it could be its color, too (you just have to have a look at my closet!). But most of all, (more…)

Leche merengada, Mama ía blog

Leche Merengada Granita —Granizado de Leche Merengada

Leche merengada, Mama ía blogIt has been raining for a few days, the temperatures have dropped, and I feel under the weather, so what better time to post a recipe for ice cream than now, ha ha! When I was preparing this recipe for the blog, a few days ago, the temperatures were in the 90’s Fahrenheit, 30’s Celsius. The landscape workers that were trimming our bushes and pulling out all my lavender (sniff) had to leave early because the heat was unbearable. I was happily making my husband’s favorite ice cream, in granita form, leche merengada (loosely translated to whipped cinnamon milk granita), and we still managed to enjoy it during those high temperatures.

Serra d'Irta, Alcocebre, Mama ía blogSerra d'Irta, Alcocebre, Mama ía blog

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