Claudia&Julia's blog

Whether it's a royal breakfast or a dinner with friends, this toast with hummus, tomato and nectarine leaves no one indifferent: the combination of the creaminess and flavour of hummus, together with the freshness of the tomato and the juiciness and sweetness of the nectarine is a combination that, although it may be surprising at first, the mixture is really delicious.

Raise your hand if you want a plate of sautéed gnocchi with mushrooms and spinach! As I imagine there will be many hands and I don't have such a large frying pan, I think the best solution so that no one runs out of their portion of gnocchi is for me to share the recipe with you. Thus, after trying it, you can repeat as many times as you want and, in addition, cover it to your liking.

If there is a dish that tastes like summer, it is prawns and prawns. Cooked in any way they are delicious. This recipe for flambéed prawns with whiskey and sweet peppers is a fantastic option to enjoy both for lunch and dinner and also, why not, as a fantastic appetizer.

These cod fritters are delicious freshly made, when they are still piping hot. You can serve them with some kind of sauce (mayonnaise, tartar...), as chunks of stewed beans or on their own, which is how I like them best. Although surely you can think of other ways to consume them.

Adding vegetables to certain doughs, such as pizza, bread, savory muffins or crêpes, provides us with a wide range of possibilities to mess with the usual recipes and turn them into something totally new, with much more striking flavors and colors and appetizing. And by the way, it gives us the solution to get the little ones at home to eat it more often and, sometimes, without even realizing it.

The recipe for savory spinach pancakes (you also know them as "spinach pancakes") is a clear example of this.

What I like most about summer are salads, cold soups and ice creams. That is why I always try to prepare a wide variety of all of them so that at home they do not get "bored" at mealtime. We can prepare an incredible assortment beyond the lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad. One of the latest preparations that has us totally hooked are these prawns with coconut batter and grapefruit salad . It is an authentic explosion of flavor and textures , very different from other types of salads that we usually consume.

Healthy, fun, tasty and very easy to prepare. These zucchini and feta pancakes have everything to make you succeed with your family or to give yourself a personal whim. They can be served as a starter or as a side dish, although nothing prevents them from being the protagonists of the aperitif moment.

Buñuelos are a very typical dessert of Spanish gastronomy. I bring you an easy recipe to prepare the classic buñuelos de viento and I explain how to prepare the vanilla and whipped cream pastry cream filling or whipped cream. In addition, I will tell you how to get them to increase a lot and remain very hollow. I encourage you to prepare them because they are a true delight. You will see that your family appreciates that little time in the kitchen. A great luxury dessert for very little money.

You already know that I love to explore simple recipes that fill the table with delicious accompaniments without requiring much more time to be spent in the kitchen. So today I bring the recipe to make asparagus with lemon, a dish that is both a first course and such if you want to enjoy it alone, as an appetizer (I'll tell you how) or it is undoubtedly the perfect vegetable to accompany a meat dish. or fish.

I love the way different Asian cuisines spice up their dishes. The most insipid foods are transformed into tasty morsels, with peculiar and very powerful flavors. Among my favorites are gyozas, Chinese dumplings that I could eat with two hands and every day of the week.

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

Today is crepe day and Miriam, the Winter Guest, brings us what the French call galette complete: a crepe with cheese, ham and egg. An explosive combination to make your loved ones enjoy a most Breton dinner. Happy day!