About Jas

Welcome!

Welcome to All That's Jas, where I bring comfort food from around the world to your kitchen! If you're looking for more than just recipes and want to dive into flavors that feel like a hug from an old friend, you're in the right place. Here, we cook without the fuss, and you'll find approachable, satisfying dishes to share with family and friends - or just to treat yourself!

Easy Home Cooked Comfort

I believe everyone can cook, and there's something so grounding about a well-loved recipe. My goal is to help you learn a few tricks and skills to create new family favorites without traveling the globe.

I aim to make these diverse, soulful recipes feel like second nature to you, whether it's a traditional meal from your heritage or a new favorite from a place you've never been. You'll find tips, a few laughs, and simple, heartfelt meals that celebrate comfort in every bite. So, grab your apron (or don't!), and let's get cooking!

About Jas

I'm a Bosnian ex-pat who has lived in Northern Indiana since the summer of 1998, following a six-year exile in Germany.

I grew up in a traditional European family, the kind of family that sits together for big weekend meals. Those meals always began with some soup. It isn’t a big dinner unless you start it with a spoon.

Fun Facts About Me

• I suffered from anorexia throughout my childhood, but not because I had issues with my weight (that's anorexia nervosa). It was a lack or loss of appetite for food as a medical condition known as Selective Eating Disorder (SED). I can't even say that I ever felt hungry. Now I'm the opposite and can't stop eating. 😆

• Because of my food aversion, I don't have photos of my wee self helping in the kitchen. I didn't start loving food and cooking until my late twenties.
• English is my third language, so please be kind if you see some grammar mistakes.
• I'm a hard-core empath. I easily cry, especially when seeing distressed animals or someone else crying.
• I'm a mom to one daughter and grandma to two granddaughters and two grandsons - they are my whole world! 🌎
• I published a Balkan Comfort Food cookbook to ensure my grandkids have a collection of recipes that connect them to their roots. You can get it online; the links are below.
• I love nature and traveling the globe.

• I was a guest cook on a local TV show - Dinner and a Book (photos below).
• In 2011, following the 2010 earthquake, I joined our church on a mission trip to Haiti. There, we provided mobile medical services to support the local community.

• I'm a soccer girl. I love the constant action, unlike in American football, where they play for 10 seconds and stand around for 10 minutes. I still don't get the rules, even after living here for over 25 years. 🤷‍♀️

My Food Philosophy

I think food is a universal language of comfort that connects people across cultures and generations. My approach is simple: keep it warm, keep it real, and always keep it delicious.

I focus on recipes that bring out the flavor and tradition of each dish without overcomplicating things because great food should be accessible and fun. For me, cooking is about sharing stories, reliving memories, and making new ones through meals that feel like home, wherever they're from.

Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned cook, I have one piece of advice: BE ADVENTUROUS! Try new foods.

You can make quick and tasty meals with only a handful of ingredients. Food is meant to be enjoyed, but moderation is the key to a healthy lifestyle.

The tour

• You will find different categories in the Recipe Index and then more categories. For your convenience, everything is sorted like a suitcase, ready to travel to foreign lands. By the way, I love packing and especially unpacking suitcases.
• NEW FEATURE: Interactive Map - Taste the Globe through the map of countries we cooked on All That's Jas.

Thank You🫵!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who engages with my content! Your comments and quick reviews mean the world to me - they're one of the best ways to support a small food blog like mine. They keep me going and remind me I'm not just talking to myself here (though I do that sometimes, ha!).

Making connections

See my CONTACT page.

As seen on:

My work has been featured on Dishing with Delishes Podcast, BuzzFeed, Eat, Darling, Eat, and Chef Knives Expert, among others.

Jas is the author of the Balkan Comfort Food cookbook.