Claudia&Julia's blog

These butter cookies are made with our churrera, how do you like them? A churrera is much like a cookie gun in how it works: a tube with a plunger that pushes the dough through a die. A little force and little mystery.

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.

If there is an easy bread to prepare, it is, without a doubt, the Irish soda bread. Few ingredients, easy to find, that only need to be mixed, slightly kneaded, and baked. In half an hour of cooking we have a delicious bread ready to eat. No waiting, raising, complicated kneading techniques or the like.

Rabbit is one of my favorite meats, especially when we barbecue at home. It is a white meat, low in fat and that I find very tasty, especially if we help it with aromatics such as rosemary and thyme. I also enjoy preparing it with garlic, with rice or like today, with this Moorish rabbit that almost cooks itself and I have finished cooking it in the oven.

Today I bring you a basic lemon cake recipe, one of those essentials in your recipe book. It is a sponge cake and spongy and full of lemon juice flavor. Made with a few simple ingredients, it is a cake that is very easy to prepare but one of those recipes that everyone likes.

Rice and crust or rice with crust (depending on the municipality where we are) is undoubtedly one of the most representative Alicante dishes. This traditional rice is typical in the regions of Vega Baja, Bajo Vinalopó and Marina Alta.

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.

At home we usually make a lot of fresh pasta, we love it, but especially my son. I couldn't say what he likes more, spending time together in the kitchen preparing it or tasting it afterwards. He is a fan of pasta. I've been introducing him to Asian cuisine (which I adore!) for some time now and he's quite enjoying it so far. The easiest thing to make a first contact with are the noodles. It could be said that it is a direct family of pasta, so with this I was on the safe side. So today I show you how to make egg noodles.

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!