Calpe

Arroz del senyoret, Mama Ía blog

Arroz del senyoret, gentleman’s rice —and my family’s link to Calpe and the dish

Arroz del senyoret, Mama Ía blog

The word “senyoret” means gentleman in the Valencian language. Arroz del senyoret (where the consonants ny combined are pronounced as a Spanish ñ in the Valencian language) is a seafood paella where all the seafood shells have been peeled off and therefore the person eating it will not have to bother removing the shells from the shrimp or the mussels —hence “del senyoret”, for the gentleman.

Parador de Ifach, Mama Ía blog

El Peñón de Ifach, Mama Ía blog

El Parador de Ifach, hoy: una torre de apartamentos y una zona común de recreo a imagen del antiguo parador

The story of this dish is peculiar and very familiar to me and my family, as it started out at the restaurant where we enjoyed many meals during my childhood. I’m talking (more…)

Whole baked branzino, Mama Ía blog

Whole baked branzino, and coastal Alicante: Altea and Calpe

Whole baked branzino, Mama Ía blogIt has been a few weeks now, but we are still enjoying (and trying to finish) some of the sweets from the holidays. Is that your case? I’ve tried to balance  this sugar loaded end of meals with very healthy mains and sides, following the Mediterranean way of cooking I most enjoy, and whole baked branzino is one of those healthy, make-in-a-snap, delicious meals.

Whole baked branzino, Mama Ía blog

La Muralla Roja, Mama Ía blog

Ethan at La Muralla Roja (Calpe)

There’s quite a paradox in this part of the world where I live. On the one hand, lake living is a way of life. Many midwesterners and Hoosiers (the people of Indiana) own lake houses as second homes. Water sports and (more…)