Claudia&Julia's Blog

In summer we all feel like going out more and we spend more time enjoying the countryside or the hills, the beach or the city. But we also want to host and organize dinners with friends or family and this Nectarine Crumble is perfect as a dessert. It's perfect because it's easy, quick and delicious.

Lebanese cuisine is a true delight; I really enjoy preparing dishes based on this gastronomy and sharing them with friends on summer evenings.

For that reason, and because I know you love surprising your diners, I suggest mini burgers — you know they’re always a draw, and if they’re different from the usual ones we have in mind they’ll always be a hit. So today I bring you mini falafel burgers.

Anyone else here who lives on salads during the summer? And anyone else who by the end of July has run out of new ideas and ends up always eating the same salad? I admit that having a varied repertoire that suits the whole family isn’t always easy, so I try different salads and save the ones that are most liked at home to share with you. And, what can I tell you, this pickled chicken salad with mango, goat cheese and walnuts has been a huge hit!!

Please forgive me, I know there are countless wonderful frozen desserts today to beat the heat. A huge range of flavors, textures, colors... But I'm a romantic and, despite really enjoying all things new and novel, I can't do without the timeless sweets. That's why this summer we can't stop making this Whisky Ice Cream Cake and dusting off fond childhood memories.

When this time of year comes around I switch into "dinners on the terrace" mode, with friends, in a lively setting and with cool recipes that take very little effort. Without a doubt the one that never fails is steamed mussels, which is one of the easiest dishes you can make. It's an economical dish that everyone usually likes, and paired with a good Ribeiro... What can I tell you that you don't already know!

With the hustle and stress of the week, breakfast is often the big forgotten meal. So one of the things we enjoy most on weekends is breakfast. It's the perfect time to make something special and unhurried for the whole family.

The gluten-free pancakes I'm sharing today are some of my family's favorites. They're very simple pancakes, with very few ingredients, and they take 10 minutes to make.

At home my mother always made the hamburgers; she preferred to choose the meat and have it ground on the spot and then season it with garlic, parsley, and onion. Those things are not forgotten and I have been unable to buy ready-made hamburgers.

The cod is without a doubt one of the most versatile fish. We can find it salted and now in almost all supermarkets also at the right level of salt, which means we can decide to have cod almost immediately.

Today we are going to prepare it with white wine and tomato. We will use cherry tomatoes of different colors that give it a fresh and very appetizing appearance these days when the heat sets in.

Surely this isn't the first time you've been drawn to alternative ways of enjoying pizza without feeling guilty about it. Maybe the idea of making a cauliflower-based pizza free of flours and remorse came up when you were looking for new ways to get your little ones to eat cauliflower without complaints. Either way, these cauliflower-based pizzas are a new, healthy way to make quick, fresh, and delicious pizza.

Few things are more refreshing when the heat hits than a granita, and if it’s homemade and lemon, even better. The perfect way to start and keep going!
Sorbets and granitas differ from ice cream, in general, in that they contain no dairy (nor egg in the case of custard-style ice creams), so they are much less creamy and tend to produce a icier sensation. But for that very reason they’re perfect for hot weather.

And I'm sure it has happened to all of us at some point: buying bananas and everyone at home deciding they don't want to eat them that week… And the poor things just sit in the fruit bowl looking very unappetizing. Well, this banana bread is undoubtedly the solution!

The origin of this tart lies in Saint-Tropez where, in the 1950s, Polish pastry chef Alexandre Miccka prepared and sold a delicate brioche filled with cream. The invention was so delicious that even Brigitte Bardot fell for it. In fact, it was the actress who suggested the name “Tarte Tropézienne”, which today is both a recipe and a registered trademark and remains as popular as ever.