Claudia&Julia's Blog

This Strogonoff or Stroganoff is one of my favorite dishes. There is no single recipe and everyone usually adds their own touch. We're talking about a Russian stew that's basically made with beef, mushrooms or wild mushrooms and onion in a cream sauce (and here's where it differs), which is seasoned in different ways.

I’m surprised when some people ask me how anyone spends 200€ to buy themselves a casserole. Yes, I admit it, and today, in a way, I’m coming clean.

Michirones are a very traditional dish from southeastern Spain. Across the areas of Campo de Cartagena, the Huerta de Murcia, the Alicante Vega Baja, and Mazarrón, you can easily find this dish in any of their bars, taverns, or restaurants.

Today I’ll show you how to make wonderful homemade vanilla-flavored custards that don’t taste like egg. Once you make them at home, they’ll become one of your go-to recipes, since they’re nothing like the ones bought at supermarkets.

I bring you a recipe that will leave an irresistible scent in your home, will be the ideal accompaniment for Sunday breakfasts and can also become a small gift homemade to surprise during thisseason. Sound good?

I’m one of those who believes the important thing is to celebrate all the special moments gathered around the table and, of course, with good food. At home we love to cook, as you can guess, and although we enjoy traditions, we also like to vary the menus every year, whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Epiphany,...

Christmas is already just around the corner! And honestly, with the avalanche of meals and gatherings coming up, I love planning holiday menus in advance so I can get organized calmly. At home they've already unanimously decided that this mussel cream I'm sharing today deserves a place of honor on our table these days.

This salmon pie is very easy to prepare, and has all the flavor of homemade cooking. I suggest serving the pie with two sauces: an avocado mayonnaise and an orange mousseline, which is nothing more than a mayonnaise sauce mixed with mustard and orange.

The roasted ham is a classic Christmas dish or not strictly a Christmas dish; for example in Galicia it is a very popular dish with its little sauce.Imagine: a piece of patorra pork that we first cook to make sure we tenderize it, and that we finish by roasting in the oven so it releases its fat and turns perfectly golden. Oh, and we serve it with little potatoes, sweet potato and onion. What Americans call comfort food through and through.

I must say I'm crazy about lasagnas, in all their versions—meat, salmon and spinach, or vegetable... They all seem fantastic and delicious to me. I know each of us has a favorite dish from Italian cuisine and that at home we adapt it to our own way; this is the case with the lasagna I bring you today, a vegetable lasagna, a dish I craved all the time when I was pregnant, a simple-to-prepare yet delicious dish.

My son is an unconditional fan of macaroni and cheese, like almost all young people everywhere. My goal is always to get him to eat vegetables and more vegetables, the ones he seems increasingly unwilling to eat. That's why I come up with different versions of his favorite dishes using vegetables.