Claudia&Julia's Blog

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.

I love herbs; I use them for almost everything in the kitchen. Some, like basil, I can't get year-round, while others I always have available in a pot… like rosemary.

In general, herbs are usually sold in trays that contain more than we'll need. Many times, just as happens with bunches of parsley, the herbs end up spoiling inside the refrigerator.

For years I had been chasing an ice cream maker like the one I used to make the recipe I'm bringing you today; at home I drove them crazy with my refrain of... I want an ice cream maker with a compressor!, they didn't pay much attention so I decided to solve the problem. Gelato Expert from Magimix arrived at home, that longed-for ice cream maker that helps me have delicious ice cream without much fuss.

I love trying new recipes. At home they always reproach me for not making that milk bread with such a tender crumb anymore, or that banana ice cream that turned out so delicious. Sometimes I try so many things that I forget to cook the everyday, simple dishes.

Are you someone who eats yogurt frequently? If so, making yogurt at home is the best solution — not only because you choose the ingredients you use and can forget about flavorings, preservatives and the whole string of additives, but because it couldn’t be any simpler.