Welcome to Julia’s Album – my food blog where since 2012, I have been sharing easy-to-make recipes, mostly dinners and savory food.
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, and I do all the writing and all of the original food photography for JuliasAlbum.com.
My #2 passion is traveling, and you will find quite a few posts under the Travel section of this website. These posts are the result of my personal travel experience and all of them feature my original travel photography.
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.
- Since then, I devote myself to this food blog full-time. I spend my days cooking and testing the recipes, photographing and publishing them.
- Life is all about balance, so I always make time for physical exercise and try to keep myself in decent shape through regular (and challenging) physical activity whether it's outdoors, or indoors.
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.
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 who want to eat well without spending a ton of time 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! And, if you indicate that your comment is private, I won't publish it.
- I always review and see the comments on this website, but I am much more likely to miss an email. My email gets cluttered and it's very very 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! Your comment is not published right away - it's reviewed and moderated, so no personal information and no email are published. Especially, if the comment is not related to a particular question about a recipe, or if you ask me not to publish the comment.
- I will provide my email here anyway but .... see all of the above first! Thank you! You can email me at inquiriesjulia { at } gmail { dot } com
Finally, before you leave
Nice to meet you! I don't really share many personal details about myself because you are here for the recipes, first and foremost! But, I am a real person behind the blog - and it's always a good idea to at least know who is posting all these recipes!
I traveled extensively before 2020 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.
These days, I am more of a home buddy, creating recipes, hiking, and running, and just doing busy life things.
Summer 2023 update: My current obsession - trying to figure out what to do with all these bananas and what other recipes I can make with them (besides the usual banana bread).
Fall 2022 update:
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. ⬇️ 🙂
Hi Julia, love your blog going to try sooo many. recipes I made,
Asiago Chicken Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach, for my family and neighbor. Delicious. I have a question/suggestion too. How do I reheat leftover?
There was a recipe for chicken, broccoli and bell pepper stir fry. The sauce that was in it was super delicious. I went to make it again and it said the page no longer exist?
Love your recipes BUT PLEASE get ride of those pop up ads that make surfing ur site difficult to read.
Hi Julia
I am from Cape Town, South Africa and am on my way to Assisi via train from Venice and came across your blog.
I am interested in learning to make food particularly pizza and pasta from gluten free flour.
I am needing to follow a gluten free diet and am keen to build the skills and know-how - particularly the different gluten free flours.
Thank you for your love of food and travel and the blogs
Best wishes
Safe travels
Barry
Barry, thank you for this kind message! ❤️ I admire your ambition to learn making pizza and pasta from scratch using gluten-free flour.
Assisi is an amazing place to visit! I am sure you saw the travel tips I wrote about Assisi:
https://juliasalbum.com/things-to-do-in-assisi-italy/
When I visited Assisi, I stayed at Abbazia San Pietro in Valle - a hotel in Umbria, Italy! The hotel is set in a former monastery, completely surrounded by lush vegetation. It's an extremely private location with stunning scenery. Even though the abbey is tucked away on top of a slope, you're only 60 minutes away by car from one of the most iconic cities in Umbria, Assisi:
https://juliasalbum.com/abbazia-san-pietro-in-valle/
Hi Julia, this is Penny Lee O'Neill mostly from FB!! I do sneak onto your website often.
I printed your recipe for the stuffed Butternut squash awhile ago. It looks so delicious and not at all difficult. I just want to verify with you that serving this with some crispy bread and a salad are good sides? I like the idea, but was wondering if you had another suggestion??
I also just saw your recipe for butternut squash gnocchi...yum! Definitely doing that to.
Tomorrow the Basis Pest Tomato Chicken with noodles.........
Thanks ahead of time.
Penny, I am so glad to have you here! 🙂
About the stuffed butternut squash recipe, you can also serve it (mix it up) with cooked orzo, wild rice. Or, serve it with store-bought ravioli or tortellini coated with a small amount of butter (or olive oil), salt and pepper.
Butternut squash gnocchi is definitely really delicious and worth making!
I'm drooling over the Blueberry Lemon Loaf and want to try it...However, 2 Tablespoons of Flour just doesn't seem to be enough. Please advise. Thank You
The lemon/blueberry bread recipe calls for 1 1/2 c flour PLUS 2 tbsp flour to coat the blueberries.
Nancy, that is correct! 🙂
Carol, that recipe uses 1.5 cups of flour. 2 tablespoons of flour are used to toss with blueberries to prevent them from sinking.
Here is the recipe you're referring to:
https://juliasalbum.com/blueberry-bread-with-lemon-glaze/#recipe
Do you send out an email? Please add me.
Letha, yes, I finally have e-mail subscription setup! It's added on every page on my site towards the bottom of each post. You can also find it here:
https://juliasalbum.com/subscribe/
Love your recipes, Julia! You have made my holidays so much more relaxed and enjoyable, as I can rely on your recipes to please my extended family. Could you recommend some that will freeze particularly well? I would like to stock my elderly mother's freezer. She avoids foods that I tend to freeze, like chili, enchiladas, and marinara-based dishes, as they give her heartburn.
Mary, thank you for such a kind comment - it made my day! 🙂
Here are some freezer-friendly meals that I recommend:
https://juliasalbum.com/orzo-tomatoes-feta/
https://juliasalbum.com/chicken-with-zucchini-and-corn/
https://juliasalbum.com/sausage-and-veggies-skillet/
https://juliasalbum.com/tomato-spinach-chicken-spaghetti/
https://juliasalbum.com/gnocchi-tomato-sauce/
https://juliasalbum.com/cilantro-lime-black-bean-shrimp-and-rice/
Love your recipe for Ravioli with Spinach, Artichokes, Capers, Sun-Dried Tomatoes. Scrumptious!
Joe, that recipe is definitely a winner! Glad you like it! 🙂
Hi Julia -- Like everyone else, I love your recipes, but this comment is about your yellow sweater on this About page. I'm in love with it and wonder if it was knitted from a pattern. If it was, do you happen to know where I can find the pattern to knit one for myself ? Thank you so very much.
Nathalie, thank you for this compliment! ❤️ I actually bought the sweater online - Sundance - here is the link to this sweater but it's already gone: https://www.sundancecatalog.com/product/61710.do
Julia,
I ran across your recipes while surfing the internet and they all look delicious! I hope to make some of them. Thank you for putting together this blog.
Andrew, I hope you try some of my recipes and love them all!
Hi Julia, I just came across your Bacon Scallops with Lemon Butter recipe, it looks great, I am going to try it tonight. It has prompted me to search your other recipes and they all look scrumptious. Do you have any books out?
Regards,
Peter
Peter, I am glad you liked some of the recipes you saw on my website! I hope you try some of them. I do not have any cookbooks out, just this website.
Love your recipes
Thank you, Cathrine! 🙂
Love your recipes. They've really helped me. I'm kind of a beginner cook and can use all the help I can get. Deeply appreciate the blog, recipes and information. --Pat
Pat, I deeply appreciate such a kind and thoughtful comment - it really makes my day and motivates me to do more and better recipes! ❤️
All your recipes are great! Do you have a cookbook we can purchase? It is hard for me to write out the recipes & my printer doesn’t always work !! A physical book would be so awesome!!
Barbara, unfortunately, I don't have a cookbook (yet). 🙂
Dang. That was my question as well
i just want to thank you for some amazing recipes i am a hunter and love the glazed duck i am looking forward to making more of your thank you very much 🙂 and you def need your own cookbook.
Daryl, thank you for such a kind comment - I really appreciate it! Did you see this duck recipe as well? ⬇️⬇️
https://juliasalbum.com/duck-breast-with-cranberry-sauce/
I really love your white bread for bread machine !! It’s the best. Wish you can have more recipe for bread machine.
Thanks again for the great recipe
Lisa, thank you so much for such a wonderful comment! 🙂 If you look at the comments section under that bread machine recipe, I provide several options for making other variations of the bread using the same recipe.