Claudia&Julia's Blog

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!

Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, brings us the monkfish "a la americana" recipe, a luxury dish: if you enjoy good fish, you'll see that when prepared by following the step-by-step it's an absolute delight.

Patri, author of Sabores y Momentos, brings us a fish recipe perfect for everyday: oven-baked sea bass with vegetables results in a healthy, flavorful dish that won’t give you any trouble to prepare.

Christmas is approaching and our recipe collection can't be without a perfect suggestion to delight our loved ones on that day. The one brought to us by Luisa, author of Cocinando con mi Carmela, is an easy and quick recipe to prepare, and absolutely delicious: pork loin stuffed with quince paste. As you can see, it has it all!

If you want to surprise your family with a super tasty homemade pâté, I invite you to follow the recipe for meat pâté with pistachios brought to us by Lola (Loleta, Life, food&Market), a country-style pâté everyone will love!

Now that December has arrived we only have one thing on our minds: Christmas! Since there are several special meals to prepare during those days and we're eager to see ideas to start planning, Leti, author of Revelando Sabores, brings us a perfect recipe to impress friends and family, which without much fuss results in a delicacy: quails with pears accompanied by some delicious glazed pearl onions.

For me, making a fondue is synonymous with a party, getting together with friends and sharing a good conversation while you eat and share a few laughs. Ultimately, it's about enjoying life — that's what it's all about, right?

I love the fruits that autumn gives us: chestnuts, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, pomegranates... After eating a lot of raw vegetables during the summer, I crave a different kind of, more elaborate dishes and, if they're dishes you eat with a spoon, even better.

When the cold arrives you can’t help but make some delicious callos a la madrileña, a very traditional recipe. The recipe is brought to us by Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la Cocina, and she prepares it effortlessly in a pressure cooker with outstanding results. Grab a spoon and fork!