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Bell pepper, tuna and tomato torta, Mama Ía blog

Coca de pimiento, atún y tomate —Bell pepper, tuna and tomato torta— and Holy Week

Bell pepper, tuna and tomato torta, Mama Ía blogOn this Holy Week, a very appropriate dish, coca de pimiento, atún y tomate, bell pepper, tuna and tomato torta, a dish that is so idiosyncratic of my hometown that I am surprised I haven’t posted the recipe before.

Palm Sunday in Valencia, Mama Ía blogBell pepper, tuna and tomato torta, Mama Ía blog

Coca de pimiento, atún y tomate, bell pepper, tuna and tomato torta, is not only made at basically every family house in my home region, Valencia, and my hometown, Onteniente, but can also be (more…)

Stuffed calamari, Mama ía blog

Stuffed Calamari, Another Meatless Option for Lent

Stuffed calamari, Mama ía blogWhen I asked my husband if I should translate this recipe, calamares rellenos, as stuffed squid or stuffed calamari, he immediately responded stuffed calamari, “Americans are grossed out by the thought of eating squid”. I had to laugh, but I think he’s probably right, since his American/Canadian perspective is always more accurate than mine. So here it goes, stuffed calamari.

Alcocebre, Mama ía blog

Stuffed calamari, Mama ía blog

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