Claudia&Julia's blog

If there's one dish that tastes like summer, it's shrimp and prawns. Cooked any way, I find them delicious. This recipe for shrimp flambéed with whisky and sweet peppers is a fantastic option to enjoy them for both lunch and dinner and also, why not, as a great appetizer.

I put on the apron today with a very French air, and I do it for a double reason: this tartiflette recipe is a typical French dish, and it also includes plenty of cheese. Cheese and potato—oh la la!

For avid home cooks and grateful diners, nothing is more eagerly awaited at this time of year than having on the table any dish that smells, tastes, or evokes Christmas. Traditional stews are welcomed with joy every year because they are part of those moments that are etched into our memories. But new recipes are also expected to delight your guests, and this Christmas tree stuffed with basil pesto will achieve that goal.

I've got two date recipes for you that are as beautiful as they are surprising. One is a very elegant appetizer that will make you look fabulous when you present it at the Sunday table. The second is a dessert or snack to finish the meal, where you aim for a gentle combination of flavors and play with textures.

Pumpkin is one of autumn’s star ingredients, and also the base of a basic, indispensable cream to warm you up during the cold months of the year. Today, this recipe for smooth pumpkin cream (or pumpkin soup) is here to become a wardrobe staple for everyone who hasn’t enjoyed it yet. For the more culinary-minded, you’ll like to know that it’s a recipe from French chef Philippe Laruelle.

If there's a perfect recipe for a quick dinner, one of those when you barely have time to cook, it's steamed mussels with garlic and parsley. It comes together in a few minutes and the result is very tasty. Also, it's a food with many health benefits. They're fantastic!

Shall we make a vegetable tian like you’ve never seen before? It’s an eggplant, carrot, and zucchini tian, and what makes it special is its lengthwise-cut presentation, which gives it an elegant and truly appetizing look.

I'm in love with the combination of the sweetness and softness of pear with the flavor, intensity, and saltiness of gorgonzola cheese. It's a combination I often have as an appetizer or snack to stave off hunger: pear sliced with little pieces of gorgonzola cheese. As is, delicious! But you can give that combination a prettier, more rounded finish if you wrap it in jamón serrano and melt it in the oven. Wonderful!

We bring you the popular English shepherd's pie recipe in a vegetarian version full of flavor and energy, just as this dish should be. The traditional shepherd's pie is a classic British frugal-cooking dish—simple and hearty—that makes use of leftover roast meat from festive meals and is crowned with a layer of gratinéed mashed potato.

The cocido with meatballs from La Vega Baja del Segura is a traditional dish of our region. Like any other cocido in Spain (madrileño, lebaniego, escudella, puchero andaluz…), it is a comforting, family dish whose recipe is passed down from generation to generation, with no two ever the same, and even within the same area you will always find nuances. Nevertheless, that's the beauty of these inherited traditional recipes, don't you think?

Have you tried making stuffed vegetables? It's easy, attractive and elegant and a very practical and very tasty option. At this time of year it's when we eat stuffed vegetables the most at home. It's an elegant and different way to enjoy vegetables, and you can make a good impression on a festive day by bringing a light first course

It's time for creamy, hot soups, and one of the cream recipes most loved at home is undoubtedly this roasted carrot and ginger cream. It's a healthy soup that, when made with roasted carrots and a bit of pumpkin, greatly enhances the flavor and yields an exquisite cream.