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At this time of year and after days of bingeing I always need a comforting stew that's not heavy, and this potato stew with choco or squid is very popular at home, and the best part is it's easy to make.

The tajine, as you already know, is typical of Maghrebi cuisine, and all kinds of preparations are made in it — I mean meat as well as fish, vegetables and even fruit. The most fascinating thing about this kind of vessel is that the cooking will vary depending on how we arrange the ingredients; for example, what we place in the top will cook by steam, thus achieving more juiciness, and the tougher ingredients should always be put at the base where the liquid and contact with the heat will be.

The cod is without a doubt one of the most versatile fish. We can find it salted and now in almost all supermarkets also at the right level of salt, which means we can decide to have cod almost immediately.

Today we are going to prepare it with white wine and tomato. We will use cherry tomatoes of different colors that give it a fresh and very appetizing appearance these days when the heat sets in.

I love trying new recipes. At home they always reproach me for not making that milk bread with such a tender crumb anymore, or that banana ice cream that turned out so delicious. Sometimes I try so many things that I forget to cook the everyday, simple dishes.

Portuguese cuisine boasts so many cod recipes that we could make a different one every day of the year without repeating. This is one of the most popular, both inside and outside the neighboring country. At home it’s much loved, even by those who aren’t big fans of fish, which is a welcome thing. Likewise, it’s a very simple dish to prepare and doesn’t require unusual ingredients or odd gadgets.

The simplest recipes often become the ones we repeat most. Today I bring you one of them: a simple and very healthy recipe, but absolutely delicious. A steamed gilt-head bream flavored with lemon, rosemary and pink pepper, which will make you banish forever the idea that steamed fish is boring. The flesh turns wonderfully juicy and firm, and the flavors are enhanced because the bream cooks in its own juices. The touch of lemon and rosemary, together with the pink pepper, give a fresh note and a surprising counterpoint to the palate in this recipe.

On the occasion of WMF's new launch of the innovative FusionTec pots, we invited Julio to create a recipe perfect for the upcoming Christmas season or to impress at any special-occasion meal: a delicious monkfish caldereta or suquet with clams. Here is the video recipe, and below you will find the list of ingredients and the steps to follow for its preparation.

Christmas is already just around the corner! And honestly, with the avalanche of meals and gatherings coming up, I love planning holiday menus in advance so I can get organized calmly. At home they've already unanimously decided that this mussel cream I'm sharing today deserves a place of honor on our table these days.

This salmon pie is very easy to prepare, and has all the flavor of homemade cooking. I suggest serving the pie with two sauces: an avocado mayonnaise and an orange mousseline, which is nothing more than a mayonnaise sauce mixed with mustard and orange.

Cooking en papillote basically consists of cooking thanks to the steam and the juices retained in a wrapper that is applied to the food. It is a technique that works wonderfully on fish, vegetables and tender meats (such as poultry).

Leti, author of Revelando Sabores, brings us a perfect recipe to make the most of the casserole, emphasizing unhurried cooking and enjoying the most traditional flavors. She brings us a recipe for fabes with seafood, which you can also make with beans or similar if you prefer. A spoon dish, perfect for dipping bread. Go for it!

Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, brings us the monkfish "a la americana" recipe, a luxury dish: if you enjoy good fish, you'll see that when prepared by following the step-by-step it's an absolute delight.