Julia's Bowl

Food diary of a gal who likes to cook and loves to eat.


  • Sunday, February 11, 2024 Scallion pancakes, shrimp nachos, white cheddar Popcorners, kimchi grits, blueberry Poptarts. Here we are: week two. So exciting. I’m just patting myself on the back for being consistent. Frankly, starting an entire blog was a big decision on my end, mainly because it requires so much planning to be successful. I’m…


  • I will never forget the day I ordered something for myself. It was at Jimmy Johns, of all places. Until that random afternoon in July, I had always congregated with my parents to determine my meal. At seven years old (I’m making this up, I have no clue what age I was), I knew little,…


  • Sunday, February 4, 2024 Spinach and artichoke (kale) grilled cheese, Korean barbecue, poorly seasoned ramen, Air Heads Extreme bites. Welcome to “Food for Thought(s),” a weekly series dedicated to all the notable things I consumed throughout the week, featuring one think I cooked. Think of it as a weekly roundup, word dump, of food thoughts…


  • On Coffee: An Introduction

    a stream of consciousness of a first post. originally posted on Substack on oct. 16, 2023 at 4:24pm. I take my coffee black. Preferably piping hot; not exactly burn-my-tongue-so-badly-I-can’t-taste-anything-for-the-rest-of-the-day hot, but somewhere just under. I typically drink it out of a huge mug — in the American fashion — so large that it convinces me…