Claudia&Julia's blog

Mushrooms are beginning to be seen in the markets, the ideal announcement that autumn is here, with all that this entails, delicious recipes with a wonderful and very versatile ingredient.

The origin of flan dates back to the Romans, where it was prepared in both a sweet and savory version. The sweet version was much sweeter than the one we know, since it was sweetened with honey. Initially pepper was added, yes, pepper as you hear it, until the pepper was replaced by the current caramel.

With this mushroom soup with tomato we inaugurate the season of spoon dishes. Just entering autumn, it's time for a change of wardrobe and also a change in the refrigerator shelves, which now contain the necessary ingredients to prepare creams, stews or vegetables in an express pot.

I confess that I am a coward and until the heat has loosened a bit I have not dared to turn on the oven. Of course, I was clear that when I turned it on it would be to prepare this delicious Dutch Baby Pancake, and it has been a success.

Today we come with a chicken tagine with pears and apples that will drive you crazy. A very easy recipe cooked over low heat, with which you will get a dish with a lot of flavor.

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.

I admit that one of the things that is most difficult for me to eat at home in the summer are legumes, and the truth is that it does not surprise me because I am the first who, as soon as the heat arrives, only wants fresh things. Is it your case too? Well, I can only tell you one thing… You have to try this spicy chickpea and mango salad!

The fig season is officially inaugurated, and we will not be the ones who run out of ideas when it comes to enjoying them! At home we love them, especially my husband and eldest son, and although they enjoy them naturally at this time of year, as an accompaniment to a good cheese it becomes a delicious dinner!

Tofu is the most used food to substitute meat. So if you have decided to reduce the consumption of animal protein in your diet, a good option is to use this ingredient. Although when you try it for the first time, you will surely find it a bit bland… But I have the solution! If we make marinated tofu, its flavor changes radically and we can use it in multiple preparations and add a plus of flavor.

Chilean pine empanadas have a curious name, don't you think? Pine is the name of the very traditional filling of onion, beef, olives, egg and raisins, which apparently derives from the Mapuche word pirru and has nothing to do with the tree.

If there is a salad that defines Italian gastronomy, that is without a doubt the caprese salad. The base of this salad is mozzarella and fresh tomato seasoned with fresh basil. From there the variations are endless. I have eaten it as a normal salad, assembled as if it were a millefeuille, on a board with the ingredients separately and in a stuffed tomato.

Without a doubt, I can say that pizza is one of the recipes that we repeat regularly, there is no missing Friday at home! They really like it, and the more traditional recipes like the ones I've brought you on some other occasion (such as bacon and arugula or traditional carbonara ) are guaranteed success. But I had the pleasure of preparing a pizza with an alternative base : today's proposal is a pizza with a base of cauliflower and flax seeds.