In a few weeks I will be attending a family reunion of the Arbona side of the family. My great-grandfather came to Puerto Rico from Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands (Spain) in the late 1800′s. In short, he went back, got married, had his children and they returned to Puerto Rico due to the Spanish [...]
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Ensaimada de Mallorca
Posted in Breads, Sweet Breads, tagged baking, balearic islands, cooking, ensaimada, food, foodie, mallorca, mayorca, puerto rico, recipe, Spain, sweet bread on July 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Nieves’ Lemon Bread
Posted in Cakes, Sweet Breads, tagged baking, cooking, family recipe, food, foodie, lemon, lemon bread, recipe, Spain, sweet bread, travel on March 10, 2010 | 13 Comments »
For this family recipe I had to travel a long way to get it. One of those dishes that is one person’s trademark and she makes it without a written recipe. When you ask for the recipe he/she lists the ingredients but cannot tell you the exact amounts… what a nightmare! Ja, ja! It is [...]

