Claudia&Julia's Blog

After the Christmas Eve and Christmas banquets (and for some, Saint Stephen's too), there are still a few days of celebrations ahead and you'll want dishes that aren't as heavy as the roasts so typical of this time of year. That's why I want to share with you my recipe for zarzuela, a traditional dish made with fish and seafood that you're sure to love.

The year is almost over and I’d like to take a moment to review the cookware items we sold most or that grew the most in 2017. We’ve noticed that interest in cooking with quality frying pans and making bread at home remain at the top of this year’s list. We’ve also seen more and more people caring about achieving a great table presentation and bringing natural products back into the kitchen. Here are the 8 top products of the year!

Christmas is approaching and our recipe collection can't be without a perfect suggestion to delight our loved ones on that day. The one brought to us by Luisa, author of Cocinando con mi Carmela, is an easy and quick recipe to prepare, and absolutely delicious: pork loin stuffed with quince paste. As you can see, it has it all!

Now that December has arrived we only have one thing on our minds: Christmas! Since there are several special meals to prepare during those days and we're eager to see ideas to start planning, Leti, author of Revelando Sabores, brings us a perfect recipe to impress friends and family, which without much fuss results in a delicacy: quails with pears accompanied by some delicious glazed pearl onions.

For me, making a fondue is synonymous with a party, getting together with friends and sharing a good conversation while you eat and share a few laughs. Ultimately, it's about enjoying life — that's what it's all about, right?

I love the fruits that autumn gives us: chestnuts, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, pomegranates... After eating a lot of raw vegetables during the summer, I crave a different kind of, more elaborate dishes and, if they're dishes you eat with a spoon, even better.

When the cold arrives you can’t help but make some delicious callos a la madrileña, a very traditional recipe. The recipe is brought to us by Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la Cocina, and she prepares it effortlessly in a pressure cooker with outstanding results. Grab a spoon and fork!

Luisa, author of Cocinando con mi Carmela, brings us a pasta recipe you're going to love: spaghetti with roasted cauliflower, a great way to complement a pasta dish that will become a regular recipe at home!

The recipe that Lola, author of Loleta, Life, food&Market, brings us is one you’re going to love. It’s a cauliflower cream soup with a more intense flavor than usual, since the vegetables are roasted in the oven before giving them a quick boil (and it uses shiitakes, which already have lots of flavor). A super healthy pantry staple: perfect for warming up—cold weather is coming soon!

Today I bring you a recipe I love: salmon stuffed with vegetables. It’s a perfect recipe for the weekend or to impress when you have guests. It has a very beautiful presentation, and preparing it isn’t complicated.

I invite you to make ricotta at home! It's super easy and the result is spectacular. You'll see—let Loreto (from Sabores de Colores) guide you: with only 3 ingredients that you surely have at home you'll get a delicious homemade ricotta.

Cooking in salt is a very simple technique that gives you excellent results when enjoying fish. Today Noelia, author of La Cucharina Mágica, answers all the questions that always come up and explains in a very easy way how to make sea bream baked in salt. Let’s get to it!