What type of rice for paella?Short/long-grain brown rice, jasmine, glutinous (these are what I have in pantry)?

You can make this a little easier and cheat like I do by just buying instant yellow rice box like uncle bens or minute rice, then add the seafood and veggies, toss,etc. If not,You can use jasmine rice or stick with any white rice! But the trick is to add this powdered food coloring sold at most latin supermarkets. Some are a blend of tumeric, some is saffron, which is the most common spice in paella and the cause for it's color. I go for saffron to keep it Spaniard, My mom is cuban/spanish and sticks to the saffron spice when making paella, but you can use tumeric powder instead too if you can't find Spanish Saffron. Stick with Jasmine, you are totally fine with that type of rice..and good luck!