Hi, I'm Julia! Welcome to my food blog JuliasAlbum.com which I founded in 2012 to share my favorite recipes in hopes that other people would also enjoy them. I live with my husband in a small town in beautiful Colorado where idyllic nature and dramatic mountains are my backdrop and my playground when I am not in the kitchen. I develop, test, and make all the recipes you see on my site in my kitchen and do all of the photography and writing. I do not hire any of that out. What you see on my site is the real food that I eat (together with my husband, other family, and friends).
What type of recipes can you expect to find on my website?
- Savory recipes. I don't have a big sweet tooth, so pretty much all my recipes are savory dishes. I do post an occasional dessert once in a while, but I'm definitely not a dessert person.
- Easy weeknight dinner recipes. The vast majority of my recipes are main courses, usually featuring some kind of protein (chicken, pork, lamb, beef, or seafood) together with vegetables (or fruits). I use spices and many other ingredients to make my dinner recipes flavorful and fun. My recipes are usually high in protein and rich in fiber.
- Pasta recipes. A lot of my dinner recipes are pasta dishes featuring a variety of pasta (spaghetti, fettuccine, orzo, gnocchi, ravioli, tortellini, etc) combined with cooked veggies and protein (usually chicken, salmon, shrimp, or scallops). I usually make a yummy sauce to go with pasta (sometimes creamy, sometimes not).
- Salads. I make it a habit to eat a salad every day, either as part of dinner or for lunch. You'll find new salad recipes posted on my website regularly. You can easily add your favorite protein (such as rotisserie chicken, leftover cooked chicken, salmon, shrimp, etc.) to most of my salads to turn them into a complete meal.
- 30-Minute One-Pan recipes. Most of my recipes are pretty simple and can be done in about 30 minutes using only one cooking pan. You can expect more and better simple 30-minute one-pan dishes from me going forward.
- Gluten-free recipes. A lot of my recipes are naturally gluten-free or can be easily adjusted to be gluten-free.
- Easily adjustable recipes. Most of my recipes can be adjusted to be dairy-free, meatless, or gluten-free. I started providing tips about these adjustments and will make it into a system going forward.
My recipes are inspired by the seasons
I use whole foods and seasonal ingredients and make sure that my meals are well-balanced, nutritious, delicious, and fun. Many of my recipes are inspired by seasons and use a wide variety of seasonal ingredients.
- Autumn-inspired recipes. In the Fall, I publish a lot of butternut squash, acorn squash, and spaghetti squash recipes. When apples are in season from July through December - I try to utilize them in my dinners or salads. During September, October, and November, I like to incorporate ingredients we often associate with Fall (such as pecans, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, and pumpkin) into my recipes.
- In the Summer, I always make use of fresh tomatoes, homemade basil pesto, and fresh berries. I love the peach season which usually runs from July to September. I incorporate fresh corn into my dinners and salads from May to September. I love fresh cherries from June to August.
My food philosophy
The recipes that I publish on my website are real meals that I cook for myself, my family, and my friends. They reflect the way I eat and my philosophy of using a wide variety of ingredients. I use whole foods and seasonal ingredients and make sure that my meals are well-balanced featuring protein, veggies, fiber, complex carbs, and adequate amounts of fat.
- PROTEIN-RICH and FIBER-RICH RECIPES. I prefer to eat protein-rich dinners that usually feature one of my favorite proteins (chicken, beef, salmon, shrimp, scallops, lamb, etc) accompanied by cooked or fresh vegetables and fruits - prepared in a simple, delicious, and flavorful way. I usually serve my dinners with complex carbohydrates that are packed with fiber, which includes a large variety of fiber-rich veggies (asparagus, broccoli, bell peppers, leafy greens, Brussels sprouts, and many others - too many to list). Some of my favorite complex carbs are sweet potatoes, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and fiber-rich fruits and veggies. I also love beans, wild rice, and quinoa.
- LOW-CARB AND MOSTLY GLUTEN-FREE. I prefer eating mostly low-carb and gluten-free foods. I do eat high-quality protein-based pasta about 3 times a week (see next point below).
- FLAVORFUL PASTA DISHES. I eat pasta dishes about 3 times a week. I always eat pasta with some kind of protein (usually chicken, steak, or seafood) and some kind of veggies. Often smothered in a delicious creamy or cheese-based sauce.
Fun facts about me
- I have an identical twin sister and she is a full-time food blogger, too! We grew up as best friends, always creating things as kids. We made clothes from scratch for our dolls (and for ourselves!). We even made our own dolls from scratch. As adults, now, we both have translated those skills into creating recipes from scratch.
- My educational background. Before food blogging, I finished my MBA (Master's Degree in Business Administration) with a specialization in Supply Chain Management, no less! 🙂 I could have been managing a warehouse or procuring equipment or spare parts for a manufacturing plant at this very moment. But here I am, food blogging instead!
- I love naturally orange foods and regularly eat naturally colored orange veggies and fruits, such as butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets (both orange and red), oranges, peaches, apricots, mango, persimmons, and papaya. There is something about the orange color in fruits and vegetables that makes them irresistible to me. My recipes reflect my love for orange foods.
- I traveled extensively between 2016 and 2019 and published a lot of useful international travel articles about places to visit, and things to do - if you love to travel, you might like them. I traveled through Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand), Europe (Italy, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Monaco), the Caribbean (Barbados), the Middle East (United Arab Emirates), and Canada.
Connection with nature
One of the most important parts of my life is feeling a connection with nature. I live in a very small town in Colorado, with the most picturesque mountains and groves of aspen trees and evergreens at my doorstep. I like hiking steep terrain in the wilderness (usually alone, but sometimes with my husband and friends) as a way to keep myself in decent shape through regular (and challenging) physical activity. Being outdoors in nature keeps me both physically and mentally balanced, it energizes me and recharges my batteries. Food blogging can be a lonely journey with a lot of time spent indoors, in the kitchen, or being glued to a computer screen. Getting outside and physically challenging myself while being nurtured by nature makes everything better: it improves my mood and sleep, lowers stress, gives me energy and motivation, and simply makes me a happier person.
Featured On
- 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 some of my recipes featured on these sites + links to those features, check out my Press page.
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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! And, if you indicate that your comment is private, I won't publish it. You can email me at inquiriesjulia { at } gmail { dot } com but my email gets cluttered and it's very very likely I might miss your message if you email me. See more at my contact page.
I am very happy that you landed on my website!
I love hearing your feedback about my recipes (both positive and negative - it helps me grow). I always see your comments and try to respond promptly. I just updated my homepage (as of October 2023) - it now provides a very good overview of my recipes - I highly encourage you to check out my homepage for helpful navigation! If you'd like to see my most recent food creations, you can find my latest recipes here.
Maria
Hello Julia,
Your bread is perfect. Congratulation to you. I am a Hungarian woman. Please convert to me the one cup water or one cup flour how many grams. Here the units are grams, decagrams and kilograms.
1 kilograms= 1000 grams
1 decagrams= 10 grams
I found your recipe here:
https://juliasalbum.com/about/
Thank you for your answer.
Maria
Robin Woodbury
Maria,
Since you're already on the internet with you phone or computer, it's very very easy to so measurement conversion on the web. at the website search box (URL) just type in "1 cup = ? ml" and hit . The answer will pop right up for you. The same is true with all needed measurement conversions.
-Robin
Arthur Glauberman
We just made your cilantro and lime salmon and it was delicious!
Julia
Happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Donna
Hi Julia. Love your meals... they are amazing !!!
My parents live in country Australia and don’t have the internet. By any chance have you published a hard copy book?
Thank you
Julia
Donna, so glad you enjoy my recipes! Unfortunately, I don't have a printed edition of my recipes.
Cliff Holmes
Most of your dishes have tomatoes, so if I left out the tomatoes when I cook these different dishes would they still have a great taste to them?
Julia
With some recipes, it might work, with some not. It really depends on a particular recipe.
Jaynie Starr
Hi Julia,
Just wanted to tell you I recently made your recipe for plain white bread for a bread machine for the first time.
I used unbleached all purpose flour AND instant yeast that expired in 2010.
Result was a perfect loaf!
I had kept the bottle of yeast in the fridge after first opening it many years ago, and eventually put it in the freezer.
I added an extra teaspoonful of yeast to the recipe because it was so old.
This experience goes to show that there is great variability in the viability of yeast.
So pleased with my results and I'll be making more loaves.
Thank you for a great recipe!
Julia
You are very welcome! Glad you found my recipe useful! 🙂
Sherif
Salmon pasta with sun-dried tomato recipe is spot on. Thanks a lot for sharing this brilliant recipe.
Julia
You are very welcome! 🙂
Janet Shelton
Hi! Julia, I want to try your recipe ( Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Pasta) but in the ingredients you don't have chicken listed. Does it matter how much chicken I add ? I'm thinking 2 to 4 chicken breast. Thanks Janet Shelton.
Julia
The recipe you are referring to is Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Chicken
It lists 1 pound of chicken. You can use 2 chicken breasts - that would be perfect!
Latisha Chaney
Thank you sooo much for your awesome receipts. i'm always looking for new things to cook and you have helped me out so much!!
Julia
Thank you so much for such a kind comment! Glad you have enjoyed my recipes! 🙂
Gordana
It would be nice if you add e-mail sign up for news from your blog. Also, metric conversion would be great help for us outside US.
Jen
I have to tell you- I'm a picky eater. Like REALLY picky. Out of a cookbook I may find one or two recipes that I will make/eat. I LOVE YOUR BLOG! I discovered it a few weeks ago and have made maybe 5 meals (some of them more than once) in your blog. Almost every meal I have wanted to try. My point is EVERY SINGLE ONE I have cooked is delicious and easy. The whole family loves them. I can't thank you enough. Your blog is my go-to cook book. Thank you so much for sharing these recipes. They have really built my confidence as a newish cook. 🙂
Julia
Jen, your comment made my day! It's so nice to hear that you found my recipes useful. Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a positive and uplifting comment - I really appreciate it! 🙂
cathie mathis
how do I sign up to receive your blog????
Amber Wood Bailey
Hey! I don't think you realize how much your words mean as much as your great recipes and photos. I had been doing what you're doing for so many years ago. At first, I would just try the recipes as is, to see what it was "supposed" to taste like. However, we are all different and like to play with things to make it just right for you and your closest family and friends. I am in a wheelchair now due to a serious illness, but hope to find a cure soon!!!! I will get back in that kitchen.
KEEP INSPIRING!!!!!
Julia
Amber, thank you for such a positive and kind comment! I am glad you've enjoyed the recipes. Thank you for stopping by and adding so much positivity to my life today! 🙂
Barry Williams
Would like to sign up for your email list if you have one.
Lisa Sarpolis
I have your site open almost all the time, especially when I’m making my meal plan for the week. I can’t get enough of your recipes!
Julia
Thank you! So nice to hear that - your comment made my day!
Cha
Your recipes sound and look so good!
Julia
Thanks!