Claudia&Julia's Blog

A few days ago I told you about the new trend in cakes: the return to traditional cakes, or naked cakes. With the success they are enjoying, a recipe to encourage you to make one could not be missing.

I've never been much of a follower of trends, and maybe that's why I've never made a fondant cake or cupcakes with coatings or frostings that taste like nothing, despite how popular they are. You won't have seen recipes, products, or supplies for them on the website. I admit it's an art to make them, but they simply aren't for me. But there is one trend I definitely embrace, and that's the trend of naked cakes.

Today Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, brings us a very popular recipe, a fideuá. She gives it a more personal touch by including assorted mushrooms among the ingredients, and you only need to see the result to conclude that it's worth trying at home. I invite you to try it!

Virginia, author of Sweet&Sour, surprises us today with a strawberry ice cream with a very intense flavor, thanks to incorporating roasted strawberries. In addition, the ice cream is accompanied by meringue, so this tempting refreshment becomes a treat you can't miss. Let's go for the recipe!

I have seen and used Pallarès knives all my life. They have been used in my grandparents' and my mother's kitchen. I still remember going into a village shop holding my mother's hand to buy them. I'm accustomed to them and fond of them, and that is why it was a pleasure and a thrill, I must admit, to add them to the shop.

There are dishes that just by looking at them we know everyone will like. The one Luisa brings us today, author of Cocinando con mi Carmela, is one of them: a traditional meat empanada recipe. A recipe you'll prepare easily and quickly, and that will surely be a hit at home! She has prepared it in the Revol dish, with that distinctive line of the legendary French brand (you can see more products here).

Carmen, autora de Yerbabuena en la Cocina, nos transporta hoy al mundo de las especies y la cocción lenta. Lo hace con sus recuerdos y con la receta que hoy nos presenta, preparada en tajine. Estoy convencida que la facilidad y sabor de esta receta os cautivará!

Many of you have questions about the advantages of cooking in a casserole. That’s why today Raquel, author of Los Tragaldabas, tells us about her experience cooking with it, the advantages it offers, gives us some tips to get the most out of it and ensure its upkeep, and inspires us with a few recipes you’re sure to love. Welcome to the world of Le Cresuet casseroles!

The author of Sabores y Momentos, Patri, brings us today a recipe that will catch many people's attention: cookies made in a skillet! Since there's not much more to say to entice you to read it, I'll leave you with her recipe. Enjoy!

For several days when I went to the greengrocer I had seen some beautiful fennel bulbs. It's a product that really catches my eye because it's so pretty, but I'd never used it for cooking. So I decided to do something about it.

Those of you who know me already know about my unconditional love for Le Creuset casseroles. I love cooking with them, not only because the recipes turn out so well, but also because of what it means to use an icon of French cuisine. The ritual of taking a casserole off the shelf, preheating the oven, and starting to prep the ingredients always brings a smile to my face, because it usually heralds a special meal with my family or with guests.

Laura, author of the Because blog, uses a tool I love, the De Buyer Deep Fryer & Draining Basket Set, to bring a recipe you’ll surely want to make at home: Fancy making your chicken nuggets? Go for it!