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Turrón ice cream, Mama Ía blog

Turrón ice cream —and Summer 2020 in Santa Barbara

Turrón ice cream, Mama Ía blog

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.

Santa Barbara Court House, Mama Ía blogTurrón ice cream, Mama Ía blogI, in the other hand, hope for the Indian summer, the “veranillo de San Miguel”,  as we call it in Spain. And for (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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Blanco y negro, Mama ía

Blanco y Negro, Espresso Granita with Sweet Cream Ice Cream

Blanco y negro, Mama íaI don’t know about you, but I am finding it hard to focus on autumn recipes, fall products and produce. Today I did my first trip to the pumpkin farm. It was supposed to be my only trip to the pumpkin farm this season, but as it turned out, today was my first of at least two. See, the farm was still closed to the public! I should have been surprised, (more…)