Claudia&Julia's Blog

I’m one of those who believes the important thing is to celebrate all the special moments gathered around the table and, of course, with good food. At home we love to cook, as you can guess, and although we enjoy traditions, we also like to vary the menus every year, whether it’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Epiphany,...

On the occasion of WMF's new launch of the innovative FusionTec pots, we invited Julio to create a recipe perfect for the upcoming Christmas season or to impress at any special-occasion meal: a delicious monkfish caldereta or suquet with clams. Here is the video recipe, and below you will find the list of ingredients and the steps to follow for its preparation.

The roasted ham is a classic Christmas dish or not strictly a Christmas dish; for example in Galicia it is a very popular dish with its little sauce.Imagine: a piece of patorra pork that we first cook to make sure we tenderize it, and that we finish by roasting in the oven so it releases its fat and turns perfectly golden. Oh, and we serve it with little potatoes, sweet potato and onion. What Americans call comfort food through and through.

Cooking en papillote basically consists of cooking thanks to the steam and the juices retained in a wrapper that is applied to the food. It is a technique that works wonderfully on fish, vegetables and tender meats (such as poultry).

I think this recipe can easily become one of the household favorites. It's a very tasty, economical recipe and also very easy to prepare. Also, chicken is usually liked by both children and adults and is truly delicious with this sausage-and-mushroom meat stuffing. A flavorful combination that is also a seasonal dish. It's time to make the most of autumn!

Rabbit is one of my favorite meats, especially when we have barbecues at home. It's a white meat, low in fat and I find it very flavorful, especially when we help it with aromatics like rosemary and thyme. I also enjoy preparing it "al ajillo" (with garlic), with rice, or like today, with this Moroccan-style rabbit that almost cooks itself since I finished the cooking in the oven.

Today we’re bringing a chicken tajine with pears and apples that’s going to drive you crazy. A very easy, slow-cooked recipe that yields a dish bursting with flavor.

These turkey and zucchini burgers are healthier than what we're used to in a burger. The recipe is from the famous chef Ottolenghi and follows his line of simple combinations with wonderful spices, in this case with cumin and cayenne, two spices that make a phenomenal combo.

Tofu is the most commonly used food to replace meat. So if you’ve decided to reduce animal protein in your diet, a good option is to use this ingredient. Although when you try it for the first time, you’ll probably find it a bit bland… But I have the solution! If we marinate tofu, its flavor changes radically and we can use it in many dishes while adding an extra boost of taste.

There are dishes that once you try them you can't live without, that's what happened to me when during a trip to Vietnam I tried for the first time a delicious salad called Bún bò xào.

The spiced chicken skewers with yogurt sauce I'm bringing you today are strong contenders to become the star dish of the summer. In fact, they already are in my home, but I'm sure they'll also become a fail-safe dish in yours… Want to know why?

Some time ago a comment about making pastrami at home became very popular in our Facebook group. Yes, this delicacy made by you is possible! Eva, author of Bake-Street and passionate about culinary challenges, happily agreed to share her best homemade pastrami recipe with us. Enjoy!