Claudia&Julia's Blog

Today we bring a double helping of bundts: to celebrate the arrival of the new Nordic Ware Crystel and Magnolia pans, we bring you two recipes you'll surely make the most of: the recipe for a grapefruit bundt cake, which you can substitute with orange (or even lemon!) if you prefer, to get a delicious citrus cake; and the recipe for an apple cider and bourbon bundt that will delight everyone at home.

You already know how much we love quiches or savory pies at Claudia&Julia. We have them in every color, size, and flavor, but we never get enough. Today's one is a new recipe to add to the list and is perfect to have on hand for when we want to skip meat and fish. Something that, we can assure you, you won't miss once you sink your teeth into this vegetable quiche. It's tasty, juicy, delicious. In one word: amazing.

Today, September 13 is International Chocolate Day. I think we can agree that this food of the gods deserves a tribute, or at least this post: a roundup of chocolate recipes to bring a smile to your face.

I've always loved finding a way to use leftovers and not waste anything in the kitchen. This coconut pudding recipe is precisely that: a recipe for using up stale bread. The bread, rolls or even croissants you have left over from a party that you don't want to waste.

With these temperatures you need a lot of nerve (or a pastry-baker's willpower that ignores thermometers) to face a hot oven. Even so, so as not to discourage those who refuse to give up a sumptuous dessert despite the summer heat, today I bring you this S'mores Cake, a recipe that doesn't require an oven, yet will hardly find a rival among those that do.

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.

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!

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.

You can steam super-fluffy sponge cakes. You can do this either in a pressure cooker or in other utensils designed for steaming. In this case, we will show you how to do it in the WMF Olla Vitalis.

It's no secret that I like to cook. I love getting into the kitchen and spending hours at the stove and oven, but I also enjoy making easy recipes like this lime tart. Because I don't always have the time, the inclination, or it's unbearably hot and the last thing I consider is turning on the oven. For those moments it's perfect to have easy ideas up your sleeve and this is one of them.

If you were wondering how to make homemade bars you'll love reading this post (and the mold Mastrad has released!). Cereal bars are tasty, healthy, provide energy and are a perfect food to take everywhere (to work, to school, for when you're exercising or simply to carry in your bag to snack mid-morning). Also, if you make the bars at home, you can control the amount of sugars and the quality of the ingredients, and they have that extra "I made them myself" factor, which is always an added pleasure—you can't deny it.

When Claudia suggested I prepare a recipe with the Ilsa flan molds, I immediately replied that I wanted to make my tocinillos de cielo. They are such an exquisite and delicate bite that I wanted to show you how to make them at home. And the thing is, whenever I serve them at a gathering, they’re a hit.