Claudia&Julia's Blog

Is there anything in the world more comforting than a soup? There might be, but nothing will make you feel better than enjoying a good hot bowl of this dish. I love soups and creams, of all kinds and consistencies. The latest one I made is this vegetable minestrone soup, with a few tweaks to suit my tastes and made in record time thanks to the pressure cooker.

Shall we make a vegetable tian like you’ve never seen before? It’s an eggplant, carrot, and zucchini tian, and what makes it special is its lengthwise-cut presentation, which gives it an elegant and truly appetizing look.

In recent years, peanut cream has become very popular, which you may also know as peanut butter or crema de maní. It’s a spread with an intense peanut flavor, since it’s made solely from peanuts, and it lets you use it or pair it with a wide variety of desserts and sweet recipes.

You can’t imagine how eager I was to use my Le Creuset bread casserole for the first time. From the moment I had it in my hands, it was love at first sight! And since I wanted to debut it in style, I decided to make this Panfoglia.

I'm in love with the combination of the sweetness and softness of pear with the flavor, intensity, and saltiness of gorgonzola cheese. It's a combination I often have as an appetizer or snack to stave off hunger: pear sliced with little pieces of gorgonzola cheese. As is, delicious! But you can give that combination a prettier, more rounded finish if you wrap it in jamón serrano and melt it in the oven. Wonderful!

What a great quick cookie recipe! Brown sugar, butter, and ginger cookies. Today we baked cookies with the kids, and besides having a blast shaping and decorating their cookies each to their liking, the cookies turned out SUPER DELICIOUS. So I'm leaving the recipe here in case you feel like making this Sunday a cookie Sunday too.

This delicious banana bread includes the freshness and lightness of seasonal strawberries, the sweetness of banana, and the irresistible indulgence of white chocolate.

If you're curious about or enjoy the flavors of India, nothing beats this chicken with a touch of tandoori and garam masala, two of the most popular spices in Indian cuisine, which give an absolutely delicious flavor in this recipe that you'll make using only one pan, in this case the Balti Dish.

You can make a delicious, healthy snack the easiest way: this spiced chickpea recipe is an irresistible nibble, and it only takes you one minute to prepare — then dry them!

You probably know I love exploring simple recipes that fill the table with delicious sides without requiring much extra time in the kitchen. So today I bring the recipe for lemon asparagus, a dish that can be a starter if you want to enjoy it on its own, or an appetizer (I'll tell you how), and it's certainly the perfect vegetable to accompany a meat or fish dish.

Garrapiñadas, or candied nuts, are a delicious treat — a sugary snack you can't resist once you've had one. Today I'll show you how to make delicious candied pecans at home! Sweet and super crunchy, fair warning: they're highly addictive, and to make them you'll only need a frying pan.

Extremely easy to make and requiring no oven, these almond, pistachio, and chocolate tartlets have become the go-to impressive, must-have dessert for when you have guests at home. And when you don't: they're super easy to make, healthy, gluten-free, and taste like chocolate heaven.