I Was the First

December 15, 2022

Pears poached in red wine, the link to the Spice Islands and Miami 2022

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If there was a dessert that my mom made very often when I was a young girl, that was peras al vino, pears poached in red wine. And I know what you’re thinking, and yes, drinking age is lower in Spain that it is in the US, but no, these pears have essentially no alcohol because all of it is evaporated in the making.

Phew! Now that we have cleared that up, let’s move forward.

Pears poached in red wine are one of the easiest desserts to make, and now that I mention it, maybe that’s why (more…)

November 23, 2022

Blackberry tiramisu to celebrate the publication of my novel “I Was the First”

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If you follow Mama Ía blog you may have noticed I’ve been away from this space for a while, but this post hopefully explains why. It’s a good reason, but to make up for my absence, I’ll treat you to a really sweet, beautiful recipe: blackberry tiramisu.

And I know, too, that this is not a Spanish dessert. But I was looking for a beautiful dessert, not only sweet and tasty but pleasing to the eyes, and this one checked all the boxes—and my current taste buds.

As you probably know —because I’ve posted about it before and it shows in my blog—, I have a second gig (or is that the first?) as a writer. Sure, I write for this blog, but (more…)