Claudia&Julia's Blog
Pea, Gorgonzola and Mint Risotto
Today we head to Italy with this "gorgonzola, pea and mint risotto." This is one of my favorite risotto recipes: creamy, smooth and with the burst of peas in every bite. Risotto is one of the most traditional dishes of Italian cuisine; to achieve an ultra-creamy rice it is essential to use a good rice for the task: Arborio, Carnaroli, etc. Due to these rices' ability to absorb liquid, they will give us that typical pasty texture of risotto.
Eggplant rolls stuffed with ricotta and spinach
Eggplants are one of my favorite vegetables. At home, we like them breaded, stuffed, in moussaka or parmigiana. The recipe I present to you is another easy and quick way to prepare them, like a zucchini cannelloni, filled with a whimsical mix of ricotta and spinach and served with a homemade tomato sauce flavored with basil or lemon thyme.
Country pâté
As the season for outdoor dining and enjoying delicious appetizers arrives, it’s the perfect time to prepare homemade pâté de campagne, this time made in a mini-casserole.
Cheeseboard Recipes! Discover another way to win hearts with appetizers
Emile Henry has released a beautiful ceramic cheese baker designed to bring us plenty of joy at the table. They call it Cheese Baker, and besides being able to store brie- or camembert-style cheeses in it once you've opened them, what's truly rewarding is using it to cook your cheeses. Yes, to cook them, so you get delicious melted, seasoned cheeses at the perfect consistency for dipping or enjoying with a bit of bread.
Canarian octopus stew
There are spoon dishes that are magical, dishes that transport you back to childhood and to grandma's home cooking. This Canarian rancho that I bring you today is one of them, a simple spoon dish and, although the best-known version is prepared with meat, I’m passionate about the octopus version. It is a typical preparation from the Canary Islands, a humble yet truly delicious dish.
Steamed Potatoes Stuffed with Bacon and Parmesan
The Vitalis pot is today one of the most popular pots for steaming. Its success lies in the pot's versatility of uses on one hand, and on the other that, being made of stainless steel, it is a pot that will last us a lifetime in the kitchen.
Salmon Tacos with Asian-style Sauce
We love fresh salmon at home and our latest discovery is these salmon tacos in an Asian-style sauce. To prepare them we use a wok and in very little time they are on the table.
How to make good ham croquettes?
Who doesn't like croquettes? Grandma's, your mother's, or the neighbor's. But what should a good croquette be like? Crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside; there are many fillings but Jamón Serrano croquettes are a classic. This is one of those foolproof recipes that will work wonderfully for you.
Stewed beans with squid in a casserole
These days we're juggling to vary our recipes with whatever we might have at home. That's why I'm bringing you a spoon dish that, without pretension or complication, ends up being a very tasty stew.
Stewed Beluga Lentils with Carrot and Pumpkin (casserole every)
If you think lentils with vegetables are a half-hearted effort, you’re very wrong. Especially when those lentils are beluga or caviar, the amount of vegetables is considerable and the pot we cook them in is our Every casserole. Small but mighty. With all that, we whip up stewed beluga lentils with carrot and pumpkin, packed with flavor.
Galician-style octopus or pulpo a Feira
Today we have Julio, a Galician chef, to bring us the authentic recipe for Galician-style octopus in a pressure cooker (or pulpo á feira, as they say in Galicia). There’s no one better than him to show us how to make the traditional recipe!
Potato and Raclette Cheese Pie
The combination of potato and cheese is always welcome at home. In mine and, surely, in most of yours. They're a perfectly matched pair, especially when used to make this potato and raclette cheese pie. Can you imagine how good the result is?
