Claudia&Julia's Blog

This homemade rye bread, made with sourdough, is the perfect excuse to turn on the oven. Once baked and after the proper resting time, each slice of this sourdough rye bread will be a full-on celebration. Delicious with butter, with honey or bitter orange marmalade; if you spread it with fresh cheese and top it with a slice of smoked salmon, you'll taste heaven in every bite.

This vegetable pie in a mini-casserole is a recipe so simple, delicious, and eye-catching that it wins you over from the very first moment. As with a delicious quiche, the contrast between the crispy puff pastry, the creaminess of the mozzarella cream, and the tenderness of the vegetables turns this savory tart into an exquisite dish perfect for any occasion.

If you enjoy simple recipes with that elegant touch that transforms a vegetable into a special dish, you’re going to love these oven-roasted leeks with brown butter, shallot and toasted hazelnuts.

Today I’m going to surprise you with this recipe for oven-roasted turkey breast with vegetables – because once you try it and see how juicy and flavourful it is, you won’t want to make it any other way! The secret to achieving this juiciness and depth of flavour lies in the brine. The liquid we’ll use to prepare it is cider, which pairs beautifully with white meat poultry like chicken or, in this case, turkey.

Some recipes are born to make those seated at the table happy, and these filo pastry nests with brie, jam, and nuts are one of them. They are light, crispy bites with a creamy center and that sweet–savory contrast that always works.

If you love Basque cuisine and are looking for a tasty, easy recipe full of personality, this Basque-style chicken breast with peppers, tomato and Espelette pepper, baked en papillote, is a great choice.
It’s a juicy, aromatic and colourful dish – perfect for a flavour-packed home-cooked meal with that much-loved twist of reimagined traditional cooking.

This recipe for buckwheat blinis with smoked salmon, crème fraîche and caviar has everything it takes to become the star appetiser of any celebration and is perfect for your Christmas table. It’s easy to prepare, visually stunning, and I can assure you the blinis are delicious.

Let’s make a mozzarella and pesto pull-apart bread shaped like a Christmas tree! Delicious and shareable, festive and easy to prepare with the step-by-step instructions I’ve included in this recipe.

These goat cheese mini frittatas are a fabulous snack, a perfect dinner, and a great way to make the most of turning on the oven, since baking them takes less than 10 minutes. And because they're so delicious and can be adapted with almost any ingredients you have in the fridge, they’re the perfect wildcard when unexpected guests arrive.

If autumn could be cooked, it would undoubtedly have all the flavor of this creamy pumpkin and coconut rice in a casserole. It’s a warm, very aromatic recipe, perfect for surprising your loved ones on one of those Sundays that promise to be chilly and when you want to enjoy family time at home. A cozy, comforting dish that celebrates the wonderful combination that puréed pumpkin and coconut milk always make.

Can you imagine what the sweetest Christmas tree would be like? I'm sure it would be made of tender branches, with a flavor as delicate as these Christmas pistachio madeleines, with which I suggest making a perfect Christmas fir to preside over the table this holiday season. That is, if it doesn't disappear as soon as you bring it to the table, because the temptation is enormous!

Traditional lentils with chorizo in a casserole are one of those dishes that comfort from the very first moment, and it’s an extremely easy recipe to make. The step-by-step I share here is exactly how I make them at home every week, and they come out super tasty with that classic home-cooking aroma that fills the whole house.