Welcome to Julia’s Album – my food blog where I regularly share easy-to-make recipes, as well as an occasional dessert.
About Julia's Album
- My name is Julia, I am a United States based food blogger, a self-taught cook, and a self-taught food photographer.
- I started this food blog in 2012 as a hobby and an expression of my personal passion for cooking and photography, in addition to my regular full-time office job at the time.
- In 2016 I quit my full-time 9 to 5 office job.
- These days, I devote myself to this food blog.
Featured On
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- My recipes have been featured in major sites, such as Huffington Post, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Parade, The Kitchn, Delish, Brit+Co, Food Network, BUZZFEED, PUREWOW, Greatist.
- For the detailed list of my recipes featured on these sites + links to those features, check out my Press page.
My Social Media Pages
If you would like to connect with me via social media, here are my social media accounts:
Pinterest | Facebook | Instagram | Bloglovin'
Contact me
- If you'd like to contact me or ask a question email me: inquiriesjulia { at } gmail { dot } com
- You can also comment on any of the recipes if you have a question specific to that recipe.
Work with me
If you would like to work with me, please do not hesitate to contact me at inquiriesjulia { at } gmail { dot } com. I am available for the following projects:
- Sponsored posts
- Brand ambassadorships
- Any other partnership you have in mind? Please email me!
About my recipes
- The majority of the recipes on my site are savory dishes - mostly main courses, pasta recipes, chicken dishes, seafood recipes, soups, and salads, with an occasional dessert thrown in for good measure.
- My food blog is a great resource for busy people (that’s all of us, right?!) who want to eat well without spending a ton of time on cooking.
- The recipes presented on this site are everyday, familiar foods, cooked from scratch. A good place to start is my Recipe Index where the recipes are categorized by course (Breakfast, Dinner, Desserts etc.), major ingredients, type of diet, etc.
- I love to make hearty, comforting foods – so, I have lots of Pasta Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Seafood Recipes.
I am so glad you're visiting my site, and I really hope you'll enjoy my recipes and photos! Please ask any questions in the comments here or under each individual recipe/post. I welcome feedback and comments!
Dear Julia,
Can I use one cup of fresh cranberries instead of dried soaked cranberries in your Apple, Cranberry, and Pecan cake?
Thank you.
Yes, you can use fresh cranberries in that recipe. But do keep in mind, that fresh cranberries are obviously more tart than dried cranberries.
Even though this recipe is best with dried cranberries, you can use fresh cranberries with a few adjustments. The recipe calls for 1 cup of dried cranberries, I would use 1 1/4 cups of fresh cranberries (since there are a lot more dried cranberries in a cup than there are in a cup of fresh, so you have to compensate for that). Also, I would add extra sugar, such as using 2 cups of sugar vs 1 3/4 cups. Also, chop up fresh cranberries before adding them to the cake batter.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays! 🙂
Hi Julia,
Thank you for your blog and recipes using fresh, wholesome and healthy ingredients. I am looking forward to trying this butternut/brussel sprout recipe. However, I am wondering about the 508 kCal. Can you confirm that is correct?
Nadine, thank you for such a sweet comment! Regarding this recipe below, yes it's 508 calories per serving. Obviously, nuts, dried cranberries, and butternut squash are not low in calories. If you want to reduce the number of calories somewhat, I would use smaller quantities of pecans and dried cranberries.
Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussels sprouts with Pecans and Cranberries
IDear Julia, I am checking out some of your recepies. I tell you that they look so wonderful and delicious. I will be trying some for sure, specially the Chicken, spinach Spaghetti. I am in California and it is now nearly 10:00 pm and yet I wish I was having a bowl of the Spaghetti.
I am glad you found my site! Please enjoy the recipes and be sure to comment if you like them (or if you don't 🙂 )! I welcome any feedback!
Julia, we recently caught several fresh Lake Trout & Steel Head Trout on Lake Huron and was looking for a new recipe. I stumbled across you Trout with Garlic Lemon Butter Herb Sauce recipe and decided to give it a go. I must say, I love preparing what I catch and this was hands down the best fresh Trout recipe I've made. I look forward to preparing more of your dishes.
Best Regards,
Carl
Carl, I am so happy you gave the trout recipe a try and that it was a success! Your comment made my day! Thank you for stopping by and letting me know that you enjoyed the recipe.
We’re trying it tonite from happy creek catch today
Dr Bauer
I hope your recipe was a success, too!
Hi
For the recipe that calls for carmelized onions (in the Farfelle dish with spinach,garlic and carmelized onions with cream sauce)
Can I use diced onions instead of sliced onions and substitute peas for the spinach?
I'm just about to make the dish and I sure hope you can answeer me ASAP please.
Thanks so much for your help
Yes, diced onions will work - they will probably caramelize faster, so you might not have to cook the onions that long - depends on how finely they are diced. And, yes, fresh peas (the ones that are sold frozen, not the ones in a can) will work great!
I have a bread machine and have made many recipes and variations. Your white bread recipe is the best!
Debbie, I am so happy to hear that! 🙂
I searched the internet for the simplest white bread recipe for my bread machine. Your recipe was by far the simplest and was totally top-notch in all categories—appearance, smell, texture, simplicity, and taste. Bravo! It is like giving a cat a box to play with, rather than a fancy toy—it is simple, but spectacularly effective.
John, thank you so much for such a generous comment. It made my day! 🙂 I am happy you appreciated the simplicity and usefulness of that basic bread recipe. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to share such a positive and uplifting (for me) comment. 🙂
I only recently discovered "Julia's Album" and I'm in love with your recipes! I'm an old lady now but wish I'd had a resource like this back when I was raising kids. Thanks very much for sharing your creativity.
Grace, thank you so much for such a positive and uplifting comment - it made my day! Glad you found my site helpful.
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