Welcome!
All that's Jas is a website dedicated to sharing comfort food from around the world made simple and accessible while preserving their true flavors.
About Jas
I'm a Bosnian expat living 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 lunches. Those lunches always began with some kind of soup. It isn’t a big lunch unless you begin it with a spoon.
Fun fact: as a child, food didn’t interest me in the least and actually disgusted me. I would eat enough just to survive, and even then it would be just a few things such as bread and soup….rather, broth. And there better not be anything floating in it, or I wouldn’t touch it.
I suffered from anorexia throughout my childhood, but not because I had issues with my weight. It’s not that I didn’t WANT to eat food, I just physically couldn’t. I can’t even say that I actually ever felt hungry.
Anorexia has two definitions:
an·o·rex·i·a
ˌanəˈreksēə/
noun1. a lack or loss of appetite for food as a medical condition [me]
2. an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. noun: anorexia nervosa [not me]
Besides not feeling hungry, most foods made me gag. Researches now call the extreme picky eating a food neophobia or Selective Eating Disorder (SED).
Now I'm the opposite and can't stop eating. 😆
Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned cook, I have one advice: BE ADVENTUROUS! Try new foods. Life is too short to only have apples and peanut butter & jelly.
Nothing compares to a homemade meal! It almost feels like magic when you prepare a delicious dish yourself. It is also THE best way of bonding with family and friends and such an ego booster.
My goal is to help you learn a few tricks and skills to create new family favorites without traveling the globe.
I believe know that you can make quick and tasty meals with only a handful of ingredients. Food is meant to be enjoyed, but I believe moderation is the key to a healthy lifestyle.
The Tour
- In the Recipe Index, you will find different categories 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.
Making Connections
See my CONTACT page.
As seen on:
All that's Jas has been featured on: Dishing with Delishes Podcast, BuzzFeed, Eat, Darling, Eat, and Chef Knives Expert, among others.
Marina says
Hi Jas, I sent you message. I came upon this side looking for UN Diet eating plan, and little did I know, we share something so special, I am Bosnian and so passionate about cooking, especially our Balkan food. I share this with all friends and family here in America. Baklava is my specialty, just like pita and cevapi, gulash, sarma, punjene paprike to name only few. Thanks for sharing your love for cooking and looking forward to connect with you.
Jas says
Hi Marina, I got your lovely email. So glad to connect with a fellow foodie and countryman. Looking forward to exchanging recipes and tips! π
Stephanie L. Robertson says
Hi Jas! It's so nice to "meet" you! I always enjoy browsing recipes that will help feed a picky young eater. Thanks for sharing, and I hope you'll visit me at my little north Alabama blog.
Blessings,
Stephanie
Jas says
Hi, Stephanie! Thank you for stopping by, it is nice "meeting" you as well. You have a lovely blog π Happy Mother's Day!
Chep says
HI Jas, great blog!!. I live in Michigan but have family in SB. My husband is Bosnian from Banja Luka! I love Bosnian food and cannot wait to try your receipe.
allthatsjas says
Hi, Chep! WOW, small world π I'm so happy you found me. Where in Michigan do you live? I have a friend in GR and visit often. next time you are visiting SB, let's have coffee! Say hi to your husband - perhaps I know him or his folks if he's younger generation, although BL is not a small town...
Barbara says
It's so nice to meet you, Jas. I meet the nicest bloggers through Lisa's site.
allthatsjas says
Thank you so much for visiting! I love meeting new bloggy friends! π