Claudia&Julia's Blog

Baking cookies is child's play, and these delicious almond and orange cookies are proof of that: with very little and in very little time you'll be enjoying some delicious cookies. If you serve them with or dip them in chocolate, the combination will be even tastier. Claudia's word.

Do you want the perfect coffee at home? Coffee lovers have the chance to enjoy an americano, a ristretto, a café con leche, or a cappuccino at home with a flavor and aroma like those from their favorite café, thanks to automatic coffee machines — an appliance that has become a must-have in many households for its ease of use, simple maintenance, and consistently excellent results, in many cases almost like those from professional establishments.

You’ll agree with me that one of the easiest, quickest, and most appealing ways to cook corn is to toast it on the grill. That’s why, when the grill or the barbecue is fired up, you should take the chance to add a few cobs to the flames that will delight everyone! If you like them as much as I do, pay attention, because with this recipe for corn on the cob with a hint of garlic you’re going to enjoy it like kids.

Loved and hated in equal measure, garlic is the perfect companion to add to butter to create a dressing full of flavor that will take your breath away. Making a delicious garlic butter is as simple as its result is rewarding. You’ll see it’s made almost without making a mess and in no time you’ll have turned a good butter into a special ingredient that will elevate your dishes and bring you lots of joy. To you and your guests!

The baked sausage and ricotta meatball recipe I'm sharing with you today is a dish you're going to love; it has a touch of Italy, where they say they make the juiciest meatballs in the world. The cheese they contain, both in the meat and in the sauce, is undoubtedly responsible for that, turning them into such a tasty bite that young and old will want seconds.

Adding vegetables to certain doughs, such as in pizza, bread, savory muffins or crêpes, gives us a wide range of possibilities to tinker with traditional recipes and turn them into something completely new, with much more striking and appetizing flavors and colors. And along the way it gives us a solution to get the kids at home to eat them more often and, sometimes, almost without even noticing.

The recipe for savory spinach pancakes (you may also know them as "spinach fritters") is a clear example of this.

On August 15, coinciding with India's Independence Day, World Indian Cuisine Day is celebrated — a cuisine that is becoming more popular every day, whether due to its culinary richness or the increasingly widespread health benefits of using spices.

What I love most about summer is salads, cold soups, and ice creams. That's why I always try to prepare a wide variety of each so people at home don't "get bored" at mealtime. We can make an incredible assortment beyond the lettuce, tomato, and cucumber salad. One of the latest dishes that has us totally hooked is these coconut-battered prawns with grapefruit salad. It's a true explosion of flavor and textures, very different from the other kinds of salads we usually eat.

There are recipes that are delicious in their traditional form, and there are recipes that win over every corner of the world for being simple, quick, and tasty. This is the case with tiramisu, an Italian dessert that has been reinvented endlessly and that we give a new twist to today with this lemon version, which is wonderfully refreshing and tempting (if possible).

One of the most rewarding things we can make at home during the summer is ice cream. I'm fascinated by all of them... And even more so when they're homemade. Today we'll look at how to make an Eton Mess Ice Cream that, I assure you, will surprise you greatly.

I bring you a breakfast fit for the gods, sweet and super delish... And incredibly easy to prepare! At home they'll cheer you on while asking for another. It's a toast with salted caramel and banana, an already winning combination, which we enhance with a few more ingredients to make it as visually appealing as it is sweet and delicious in every bite.

If you like fish, you'll agree with me that one of the most delicious ways to prepare it is en papillote. All its flavor concentrates, since it cooks in its own juices, and the aroma when you open it is almost otherworldly. So, as you might guess, this cod loin en papillote on a bed of zucchini is very simple and quick to prepare, with a result as delicious as it is healthy.