Claudia&Julia's Blog

Today I bring you a savory tart that's all color and flavor. If the Caprese salad dressed up for a party, it would be very similar to this cherry tomato and burrata tart. With its colorful, aromatic and tasty filling, it's a recipe that feels very summery to me and is perfect for eating at home or sharing on an outdoor picnic.

Since I first tried a strawberry and chocolate cake, it became one of my favorites. And you can't imagine how delicious this recipe is! The juiciness the cake takes on, along with the flavor of the roasted strawberries, makes every bite taste heavenly.

Get ready, because today I bring you one of those recipes I love, where to achieve a wonderful result you hardly have to complicate things in the kitchen. You'll see that when you try this little casserole of eggs with prawns, white wine and saffron, you'll make it over and over again.

The Chicken Karahi recipe is traditional in Pakistani cuisine, and today we'll cook it in the Le Creuset Balti Dish, a utensil that is essential in my kitchen and that I believe captures the essence of this age-old dish, full of flavor and about which I'm eager to tell you several things I hope will spark your interest in trying it, because its marinade is easy to make and results in a dish with exquisite tones.

Semlor, or semla (singular), are one of the most traditional pastries of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Estonia. They consist of a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream. In my case, I chose whipped cream and mascarpone, because to my taste, besides having a better texture and body, they are much richer.

The Swedish buns, known as 'Kanelbullar' (kanelbulle, singular), have become a culinary treasure of Swedish tradition. These buns, intricately twisted, imperfect and individual, capture the warm essence of cardamom from southern India. Cinnamon and cardamom are the most popular fillings, topped with Swedish pearl sugar on the cinnamon ones and a touch of sugar with cardamom on the cardamom ones. I encourage you to try them because they are delicious!

Today I suggest a recipe that will dress up your festive plates: eggplant Parmesan, which is as delicious as it is easy to make. This Italian preparation, a classic recipe from the south of the country, is a true Mediterranean gem. The parmiggiana di melanzane is a sort of lasagna or eggplant pie, in which this vegetable is the absolute star, with a masterful result.

The homemade tocino de cielo recipe—this traditional Spanish dessert with over 500 years of history—has many fans and, besides being a perfect dessert to enjoy with the family on Sundays, is also an ideal recipe for using up egg yolks when you have a surplus*.

El Gud Til Ladoo, these sesame balls that you've probably seen before, is a traditional Indian sweet, especially popular during the winter and on festive occasions like Makar Sankranti and Lohri. This treat is made with simple but nutritious ingredients that include gud (jaggery in English, a type of unrefined sugar very common in Asia) and til (sesame seeds).

It's starting to smell like summer, and one of the scents inevitably associated with warm weather is lemon. Baking any cake that includes it, as is the case with this Lemon and Meringue Cake, leaves a wonderful aroma in the kitchen and, I assure you, it's hard not to give in to the temptation to taste it before bringing it to the table.

Come on, let's take out the cast-iron omelette pan to put it to one of its most obvious uses (which is by no means the only one!), and enjoy a very traditional tortilla, the potato one, with the flavor kick of red and green peppers. You'll see how delicious it is!

This warm salad of spinach, scallops and chanterelles, made from the masterful recipe of head chef Philippe Laruelle, is exquisite; you only have to make it to be convinced.