Claudia&Julia's Blog

It's hard to find something quicker, simpler and more delicious to prepare in the kitchen than homemade cookies (especially if we have a pair of "extra" hands ready to help). There are countless cookie recipes, but usually each of us has one that stands out above the rest, our favorite cookie recipe, the one that never fails. In our case, and after a long and undisputed reign of the typical chocolate chip cookies, these brownie-style chocolate cookies are our latest weakness.

I'm sure more than once you've wanted to know how to make homemade cocoa and hazelnut spread (the well-known Nutella or Nocilla). It's one of those foods that all children love and, let's be honest, adults also enjoy eating by the spoonful!

Today I bring you one of those traditional — gluten-free — recipes that never fail: Mallorcan coca de cuarto; this sponge cake with just 3 ingredients (eggs, sugar and potato starch) will delight everyone, from the oldest to the youngest in the house.

Here are some ideas to make this Easter sweet and joyful that don’t require extensive baking skills. Because this Easter more than any other we’ll want to prepare our Easter treats at home.

Today I bring you my favorite jam recipe, the homemade strawberry jam recipe that I like the most and that drives my children crazy too. It’s really simple to make, but the purpose of today’s post is precisely to encourage you to start making your own jam if you don’t already, because it’s well worth it.

Many times we rack our brains trying to make a simple cake, with few ingredients, easy and hassle-free; we don't realize that, in reality, you don't need much to make a perfect cake with fewer than 3 or 4 ingredients. Things get a little more complicated when, on top of all that, we need to make a gluten-free cake.

I love making sweet preparations, whether tarts, desserts,… I enjoy any of them — with fruit, with cream, with or without pastry. But above all I like them not to be excessively sweet, that is, so I can appreciate all their nuances rather than have them masked by too much sugar.

I discovered long ago that pure cocoa and oil work very well. Personally, I love cakes made with butter, but olive oil gives an unmatched flavor and texture to cocoa cakes.

These French pastries called Cannelés have always been one of my little treats. I used to buy them in Saint-Jean-de-Luz when we went for the day. They originate from the beautiful city of Bordeaux but are commonly found throughout France.

More and more of us refuse to resign ourselves to eating processed products; we enjoy making recipes at home with healthy ingredients and without preservatives, and even more so when the products are supposedly the so-called "healthy" ones.

These banana and chocolate muffins don't have much of a story to tell in terms of preparation…. But they have a lot to offer in terms of flavor and texture. They are tender, fluffy, delicious, flavorful, and super easy to prepare. You only need the 10 ingredients listed below and 10 minutes of your time to put them in the oven... and in no time you'll be enjoying them!

Apple pies are to autumn what orange trees and falling leaves are. Although it's a dessert we make and eat all year long, it's at this time of year when we crave it most. This apple pie with cinnamon spirals is a version of the classic American “apple pie” made by Martha Stewart that stole our hearts the moment it crossed our path.