Turrón ice cream —and Summer 2020 in Santa Barbara

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…)

September 2, 2020

Zucchini Layer Cake –and building a Vegetable Garden (Part 2)

Natacha Sanz Caballero Desserts and Sweets celebrations, dessert, huerto, orchard, postres, tarta de calabacín, tartas, vegetable garden

Print RecipeIf you like carrot cake, you’re going to love zucchini layer cake. The first time I made zucchini loaf bread I couldn’t even imagine you could put zucchini into a dessert. Yet, the result was outstanding. Less known than its cousin the banana nut loaf bread, zucchini bread is one to discover.

For Spaniards, carrot cake is a late discovery, and zucchini loaf bread is a complete unknown. So needless to say, this cake is not a Spanish recipe. You know Mama Ía blog is the place for Spanish cooking in America. But as I say in (more…)