Claudia&Julia's blog

Surely many of you have heard of the classic orange chicken recipe. But how is it made? Today Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la Cocina, answers that question and brings you this delicious recipe which you'll see is not at all complicated. Enjoy!

Virginia, the author of Sweet&Sour, brings us a recipe that can’t be missing from our cookbooks: making hummus at home is easy and very versatile. It’s ideal both to use as an appetizer and for first courses or as a side dish. In this case she serves it with marinated quesa feta and some roasted vegetables, which go wonderfully with the hummus.

You won't be able to resist today's recipe, because the risotto brought to us by Eva, author of Bake-Street, is finger-licking good: it's a delicious and colorful risotto that I'm sure you'll love even if you're not a big fan of beetroot. It's one of the best risotto recipes for its unique flavor and the original contrast of the caramelized hazelnuts. Don't miss it!

With legumes you can prepare enormously attractive salads, both cold and warm. In this article we are going to give you some ideas so you won't get bored with legume salads.

Meatballs have been part of our cuisine since the Arabs taught us how to make them more than 500 years ago. In fact, albóndiga comes from the word al-bunduqa, which means “the ball”. You can imagine then that, being such an ancient dish, there are many variations of it and that we can find meatballs in many countries around the world.

Leticia, author of Revelando Sabores, returns to the blog to bring us a recipe you’ll love for its simplicity and for the endless possibilities it offers: making blinis is very easy and can solve both an impromptu dinner and be the perfect appetizer for a more formal meal. Her proposal is served with foie and caramelized apple, a delicious combination... And at the end we give you more ideas to create many other delicious recipes with blinis!

It's peach season and it's time to take advantage! Here’s a great way to enjoy them: a delicious peach and almond tart you'll love—filled with cream and with an easy-to-follow step-by-step.

This time, Miriam, author of El Invitado de Invierno, brings us a recipe you’ll love: it’s a semifreddo with the most addictive ingredient there is — chocolate! Plus, this semifreddo is one of the easiest to prepare, so we encourage you to give it a try... and enjoy!

Making our own pizza at home is quite an event. Pizza is a dish we usually eat on special days, weekends, meals with friends, or those days when we feel like eating in front of the TV to watch a couple of episodes of Sex and the City for the seventh time.

We're in the height of summer, so a classic for these days couldn't be missing: Luisa (Cocinando con mi Carmela) brings us a simple and delicious recipe to prepare tasty anchovies with lemon. Enjoy the recipe... and the summer!

There are few dishes that are eaten or craved more in the summer than cold soups of all kinds. These preparations, so typical of our country, represent the best of the Mediterranean diet, which we should never abandon. Healthy and delicious, they have it all.

If you like canned bonito in oil, it's ideal to make it at home: you ensure you eat pieces of good quality, and you know that eating something you prepared yourself tastes twice as good! So today, Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la cocina, brings us the recipe to prepare bonito in oil at home. Will you miss it?