Claudia&Julia's blog

The origin of flan goes back to the Romans, who prepared it both in sweet and savory versions. The sweet version was much sweeter than the one we know, as it was sweetened with honey. At first pepper was added—yes, pepper as you hear it—until pepper was replaced by the caramel used today.

With this mushroom soup with tomato we kick off the season of spoon dishes. Just into autumn it's time for a wardrobe change and also a change on the refrigerator shelves, which now hold the ingredients needed to prepare creams, stews, or legumes in a pressure cooker.

I confess I'm a coward and I didn't dare turn on the oven until the heat had eased a bit. That said, I was certain that when I did it would be to make this delicious Dutch Baby Pancake, and it was a complete success.

If there's an easy-to-make bread, it's undoubtedly Irish soda bread. Few ingredients, easy to find, that only need to be mixed, lightly kneaded, and baked. In half an hour of baking we have a delicious bread ready to eat. No waiting, proofing, complicated kneading techniques or anything like that.

Rabbit is one of my favorite meats, especially when we have barbecues at home. It's a white meat, low in fat and I find it very flavorful, especially when we help it with aromatics like rosemary and thyme. I also enjoy preparing it "al ajillo" (with garlic), with rice, or like today, with this Moroccan-style rabbit that almost cooks itself since I finished the cooking in the oven.

Today I bring you a basic lemon cake recipe, one of those must-haves in your recipe collection. It is a fluffy cake full of lemon juice flavor. Made with simple ingredients, it is a very easy cake to prepare but one of those recipes that everyone enjoys.

El arroz y costra or arroz con costra (depending on the municipality where we are) is without a doubt one of the most representative dishes of Alicante. This traditional rice is typical in the comarcas of the Vega Baja, Bajo Vinalopó and the Marina Alta.

Today we’re bringing a chicken tajine with pears and apples that’s going to drive you crazy. A very easy, slow-cooked recipe that yields a dish bursting with flavor.

These turkey and zucchini burgers are healthier than what we're used to in a burger. The recipe is from the famous chef Ottolenghi and follows his line of simple combinations with wonderful spices, in this case with cumin and cayenne, two spices that make a phenomenal combo.

At home we usually make a lot of fresh pasta, we love it, but especially my son. I couldn't say which he likes more, whether sharing the time together in the kitchen preparing it or later tasting it. He's a pasta fanatic. I've been introducing him to Asian cuisine for some time (which I adore!) and so far he's liking it quite a lot. The easiest way to make a first contact are noodles. You could say they're a direct relative of pasta, so with this I was on safe ground. So today I show you how to make egg noodles.

I admit that one of the things I find hardest to get people to eat at home in the summer is legumes, and honestly it's no surprise because I'm the first who, as soon as the heat arrives, only wants cool things. Is it the same for you? Well, I'll tell you one thing... You have to try this spiced chickpea and mango salad!

Ajoblanco is a cold soup typical of Andalusian cuisine made mainly from almonds, bread, water, olive oil, salt, and vinegar. It is usually served with grapes or melon to refresh it.