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Kitchen mandolines can be a very handy kitchen tool, but if you're thinking of buying one it's important to choose the right one for you. Compact or professional mandoline? French-style or Japanese-style? What differences are there between mandolines and which one suits you best? Or let's go back to the basics: What can you do with a kitchen mandoline? You're going to discover everything about kitchen mandolines!

Those of you who are getting to know us know that we don’t have in the shop anything we wouldn’t have or wouldn’t keep in our own home. Well, I can assure you that it’s been a long time since we’ve had any plastic containers at home! There are several reasons, and in my considered opinion the most important ones, and that is why in the shop you can only find glass containers. Allow me to first talk about what I think of these materials.

Do you want to buy a wok for cooking but still can't decide? After reading this post you'll be very clear and you won't be able to cook some recipes without a wok.

A few days ago I announced that our shop already had the book La mesa del pecado available. It is a fantastic book created by eight food bloggers, some of whom are regular contributors to this blog and great friends of Claudia&Julia.

There are days when I don't have much time to spend long periods in the kitchen. I wish I could give it time whenever I feel like it, but sometimes I have to cook something in record time.

Today I'd like to talk to you about homemade pasta. It seems complicated to make and the truth is it's not as hard as it looks. I really enjoy preparing it and it's a guaranteed success at home :)

I don't know if this happens to you too, but now that we're enjoying warmer weather, fruit ripens faster than when it's not so hot. If I don't eat it within a few days, there are always some pieces that go bad.

For a long time this technique has been used on many ingredients so they don’t spoil and last longer. It’s a culinary practice in which foods are exposed to the smoke produced by a fire made with wood that has little resin. Today, smoked foods feature in many recipes for their flavor rather than because they need to be preserved.

Far from making just homemade yogurt, in the yogurt maker you can prepare countless desserts (why else would they call it Multidelices Yogurt Maker?), from custards and creams to puddings, flans, fresh cheese or even cakes. After all, a electric yogurt maker is a steam-cooking appliance.

Surely many of you have cooked quiches. A quiche is a savory tart from French cuisine. The original recipe originated in the Lorraine region, in northeastern France. Hence its name: 'Quiche Lorraine'.

Crème Brûlée, Trinity Cream, leche quemada, crema quemada o Catalan cream, this creamy dessert is one of my favorites to make. It brings back very fond memories of when I was little.

I have a bit of a weakness for discovering new flavors and experiencing different sensations every time I cook a recipe. If these dishes are prepared in a special way, my satisfaction is complete.