Paella Mixta / Mixed Paella - Caity
I have a serious love for paella. We got to know each other very well when I studied abroad in Barcelona and some of my favorite memories there involve paella. I feasted on Paella de Marisco with friends while we explored El Born neighborhood after school. My classmates and I admired (then demolished) two 5-foot-wide pans of Paella Valencia while touring the Valencian countryside. My friend Kristin and I decided to stop for a quick drink after we watched the Magic Fountain on Monjuic and ended up eating a whole Paella Mixta and polishing off two pitchers of sangria. Man, life sure was rough! For those of you who don't know what paella is and may not understand my devotion; paella is a Spanish rice dish flavored with saffron. Depending on the type of paella, it might include vegetables, meat, sausage, seafood or any variation. Traditionally, it was made of whatever was handy: tomatoes, garlic, onion, snails (eek!), rabbit, duck, chicken, beans, and la...