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If you are considering adding a cast iron skillet (or any other piece of cast iron) to your kitchen, you will surely have a question: What is the difference between the Le Creuset Skillet pan and the Lodge cast iron pan?

At Claudia&Julia we have always cared about offering quality products and taking the utmost care of every detail of what we deliver to our customers. But today we are taking our commitment to the environment one step further: we are proud to announce that we are pioneers in Spain in the use of totally new, environmentally friendly cardboard boxes that are responsible for the planet!

When ice cream is frozen solid, it is difficult to serve and also to enjoy. You have probably come across ice cream in the freezer that looks like rocks! To recover its creaminess and make it edible, there are several methods that will be very useful.

When I heard the word "mortar" I immediately thought of that heavy, ceramic bowl painted in yellow and green tones that my mother always had at home, with its beautiful traditional wooden pestle. It's funny how that vision of the mortar as a traditional or old-fashioned utensil is completely outdated, as the mortar has fortunately become a basic item in the modern kitchen.

Today I come with something different, a selection of toast recipes that are ideal as an improvised dinner or as a quick appetizer and are always a hit with attendees. There is nothing complicated about preparing a variety of toasts and the result is, in addition to being very attractive, very delicious.

What a wonderful find! Golden milk, this spiced almond flavored hot drink, definitely stays in my house! I think I was looking forward to the cold again just to be able to enjoy this extremely delicious and addictive hot plant milk.

Caramelized or candied nuts are a delicious sweet, a sugary snack that you cannot escape after eating one. Today I tell you how to make delicious candied pecans at home! Sweet and crunchy, be warned that they are highly addictive, and to make them you only need a frying pan.

We are undoubtedly a country of traditions and we have a lot of popular Easter recipes that are part of our gastronomy and our culture. I was excited to make a compilation of them.

Last week Virginia, author of Sweet&Sour, gave us an introduction to jams and preserves, giving us the differences between jams, preserves and jellies, and explaining how we should go about preparing them.

Making jam is a pleasure, and enjoying it is a real joy. The main process to prepare it is really simple, but there are many points that are important to know. That is why we have asked Virginia, author of Sweet&Sour, to tell us a little more about them, hoping that it will be of interest to you.

I've never been much of a follower of trends, and maybe that's why I've never made a fondant cake or cupcakes with coatings or frostings that taste like nothing, despite how popular they are. You won't have seen recipes, products, or supplies for them on the website. I admit it's an art to make them, but they simply aren't for me. But there is one trend I definitely embrace, and that's the trend of naked cakes.

One of the skillets we sell the most in the store is the Le Creuset skillet. As you know, at Claudia&Julia we specialize in cast iron cookware, and we want to answer the most common questions about one of Le Creuset’s most iconic pieces, the skillet, and explain why we’re big fans of this skillet, which is as versatile as it is beautiful and durable.