Claudia&Julia's blog

If something makes a traditional holiday in my house it is to bring to the table some wafers or stuffed "neulas", as we always call them at home. We love them! They are never lacking on the Christmas and Easter table, and we take them out after dessert, along with nougats or tea cakes, at coffee time. They're a perfect sweet bite to end the meal, AND they're so easy to make at home!

Salt tortas are one of the most popular traditional recipes in Vega Baja del Segura. There is no child who has not taken a cake to school to enjoy it at recess and which, together with the “miguicas” cakes (my favourites), is one of the most popular snacks among the children in my region.

Whether flakes, orellas, orelletes, beignets or carnival ears, among many other names, surely you know in depth or have heard of this fried, crunchy and addictive sweet, typical of these dates and which owes its most popular name to a curious story.

Combining chocolate and strawberries is a sure hit, a classic that never fails, especially on Valentine's Day if you want to present a most romantic breakfast or desserts, or on any spring day when you want to treat yourself. The contrast between the freshness and juiciness of strawberries, and the character and smoothness of chocolate in any of its varieties, makes decorated chocolate strawberries something addictive.

At home, a great competitor to the traditional rice pudding has come out, and it is that this recipe for rice pudding with coconut milk is as delicious as always, but with a coconut flavor that only adds up. It is just as fresh, sweet, delicious... but when you drink it you wonder what it is that drives you to take one more spoonful.

I am fascinated by all the classic, traditional elaborations and even with an old or vintage look. I think they have a very distinctive quirky elegance that makes it hard to draw attention away from them. Among the wide variety of sweets typical of these dates, this year you cannot stop preparing the Casca de Reis, the typical Valencian Christmas sweet that must be present on the table on Three Kings Day.

Few snacks are as quick and elegant as these chocolate-covered hazelnuts, or hazelnut bites, as we call them at home.

If you are a fan of peanut flavor and Christmas cookies, you will love this recipe for peanut butter cookies (or what is the same, the popular Peanut Butter Cookies).

The perfect ingredient to elevate your desserts and sweet treats, and a delicious temptation, even to be enjoyed by the spoonful, this homemade almond and hazelnut praline will have you salivating as soon as you taste it.

Many times the simplest is the most successful. This recipe for white chocolate with almonds is a clear example of this. It is so simple to prepare that I don't know if we should consider it a recipe as such, but I assure you that these snacks will make you succeed wherever you take them.

They say that the classics never die, and without a doubt that is so: this easy apple and berry pie is a very quick recipe to make, light and absolutely delicious. But do you know what is the most interesting thing about shortcrust pastry pies like the one we bring today? That you can do it all year with the fruits that you want (fresh or frozen) that always turns out well.

There are a thousand ways to make plumcake, but in this recipe I give you one of the best I've tried, due to its combination of ease, fluffiness, flavor, and the fact that you can make it with ingredients you usually have at home.