Welcome to Julia’s Album – my food blog where I regularly share easy-to-make recipes, as well as an occasional dessert.
My passion #1 is cooking, so this website is the collection of the recipes I've made for myself, my family, and my friends. I personally make and test all the recipes presented on this website, I do all the writing and all of the original photography for my website, JuliasAlbum.com.
My #2 passion is traveling, and you will find quite a few posts under the Travel section of this website. My travel-related posts are all created (written) by me, and I do all of the original travel photography for my website, JuliasAlbum.com.
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. I spend my days cooking and testing the recipes, photographing them and then publishing the recipes (that have been tested and retested by me) on this website.
Featured On
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- My recipes have been featured on major sites, such as Huffington Post, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Parade, The Kitchn, Delish, Brit+Co, Food Network, BUZZFEED, PUREWOW, and Greatist.
- For a detailed list of my recipes featured on these sites + links to those features, check out my Press page.
About my recipes
- I love making homemade dinners, so the majority of my recipes are 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. Many of my recipes take only 30 minutes to make and require only one pan to cook. I strive to make my recipes as simple as possible.
- The recipes I make 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, and Seafood Recipes.
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'
The best way to contact me and get me to respond
- The best way to reach me (and get my response) is to comment on any recipe on this website or on this ABOUT page in the comments section below even if you'd like to communicate about something that doesn't have anything to do with a particular recipe. I always see your comments!
- I always review and see the comments on this website, but I am much more likely to miss an email (my email gets cluttered!). Your comment is not published right away - it's reviewed and moderated, so no personal information and no email are published.
- My email gets cluttered and it's likely I might miss your message if you email me. It's best to comment on any recipe or down in the comments section below - even if you're trying to reach me for a different reason than a recipe. Thank you!
- I provide my email below anyway but .... see all of the above first! Thank you!
- If you'd like to contact me or ask a question email me: inquiriesjulia { at } gmail { dot } com
Finally, before you leave
Nice to meet you! This is the most recent photo of me that I've taken this Fall 2022. I think it's always a good idea to see the face of the person behind the blog and the recipes!
And, below ⬇️ is the very first photo of me that I posted about 10 years ago when I just started this blog. I am keeping this one for memories. ⬇️ 🙂
This looks so delicious and I was so happy to see that you can freeze it! I am making this for a Friendsgiving and family Thanksgiving, can't wait to taste it! AND how do you stay so slim and trim with all the cooking you must do? You can share that secret too?
Jaime, enjoy the recipes! I am glad you like my food blog! 🙂
About staying slim -
➡️ I am very physically active - I regularly exercise (mostly outdoors - and I think exercising outdoors really helps with motivation).
➡️ I also eat a lot of protein + vegetables + some fruit, complex carbohydrates, and only occasionally do I eat refined carbs.
➡️ I am also not a huge fan of desserts. If you notice, I don't really have many dessert recipes on my blog. It's mostly savory stuff - dinners, soups, salads. I would eat a dessert but very occasionally.
➡️ I don't drink much alcohol (just taste it sometimes) because I am kind of allergic to it - it stuffs my nose. Otherwise, I would. 🙂
Would be nice if your site offered to share by email!!!!
Richard, yes - this will be setup really soon! It's ridiculous that I haven't set it up yet.
I’m making this forThanksgiving…it looks yummy! Are the cranberries cooked? Or are they they the craisins?
Sue, if I use cranberries in the recipe (I am not sure which exact recipe you're referring too), it's dried cranberries like craisins. Not cooked fresh cranberries.
Hi Julia ~ I just discovered you today through a friend's Facebook post on your Asiago Roasted Brussels Sprouts. What really caught my eye – besides the wonderful recipe (YUM!) – was the excellent photo! I can see you are passionate about cooking (baking?) AND photography, and I look forward to digging into your recipe book. Thank you for sharing your passions!
CMA
P.S. Hope you don't mind me sprinkling some freshly cooked and chopped bacon on the sprouts along with the asiago cheese... 🙂
P.P.S. I used to travel around the world for my work; let me know if you're looking for any destination ideas.
Charlie, I am so flattered by your comment - thank you! I am very passionate about cooking and photography - it really makes me really happy and fulfilled to do both.
Bacon over the Asiago Roasted Brussels Sprouts is a great idea!
I love to travel, too. I traveled extensively in 2016, 2017, and 2018, spending 3 months in Southeast Asia in 2016, 2 months in Italy in 2017, 2 months in France in 2018, and other places. In the last several 3 years, I am focusing on food mostly and enjoy not traveling as much. 🙂 But someday, I will resume travel.
I have been following you for years. Your recipes are great. I am going to go a little off topic. Looking at your recent picture, you are aging like a fine wine. Just saying...
Danny, thank you for the compliment. Aging is better than the alternative. 🙂