Claudia&Julia's Blog

Stewed sausages are an extremely handy dish, since sausages tend to be liked by both children and adults, and they turn out very flavorful. Today we make the recipe for smoked sausage stew with beans, a dish you can both prepare in the cold months and use to celebrate St. John's Eve.

One of the best times of the year for those with a sweet tooth is Christmas, without a doubt. You can find a very wide and varied assortment, so it's absolutely impossible not to feel satisfied. I include myself because I am very fond of sweets.

I’m sharing an eggplant appetizer I love to make. It doesn’t involve any kitchen work and it’s delicious! It’s roasted eggplant, with salt, oil, mató or requesón and honey. In that order I mentioned, in a few minutes you’ll have it ready without dirtying the kitchen.

Extremely moist and visually appealing, this apple layer cake (apple mille-feuille or layered apple cake) leaves no one indifferent. From the outside it looks like a sponge cake, but inside are layers and layers of sweet roasted apple and, in fact, very little batter.

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

A few days ago, we shared a post where we explained how to make royal icing for cookies. Christmas is here and it's the time to put it into practice! Simple decorations for Christmas cookies, but defined and elegant. That's what we want to focus on in this post. I hope the ideas for making Christmas cookies that I bring you today inspire you to prepare some beautiful, homemade, and original cookies.

Eggnog is what we call here "ponche de huevo" or "ponche de Navidad," a sweet drink made from eggs and milk, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, a good amount of ginger and clove. It's a really special drink that you have to try if you want an alternative to a nice glass of hot chocolate to sweeten the afternoon or if you want to offer your guests a drink to finish the meal and accompany some cookies. I've fallen in love with this punch!

You're probably familiar with lemon bars, little lemon squares, or the popular Lemon Bars. They're a delicious bite for dessert, or a treat for a special moment.

Decorated chocolate sticks are a snack that's very easy to make and one of the most fun and decorative treats for your little ones' celebrations (and for adults, let's not kid ourselves).

More and more people are hearing about Spéculoos cookies, typical and very traditional at Christmastime in Belgium (where they call them speculaas), and also very popular in Germany (Spekulatius). I'll tell you a few things about them and bring a recipe for almond Spéculoos cookies that are richly spiced and festive.

Did you know you can make your roasts the usual way, in the oven or on the griddle, but finish them with a sublime glaze that makes all the difference? This brown sugar glaze will make all the difference!

I really, really, really encourage you to try it!

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.