Cooking that feels like home.

Hi, I'm Alba. I started this kitchen as a small notebook of recipes I cooked again and again — meals that lean on what's already in the cupboard, that take time but never feel difficult, and that taste like the houses I grew up in.

Every recipe here has been cooked dozens of times. They're built around honest ingredients: beans, lentils, seasonal vegetables, good olive oil. Nothing fancy, just food made with care.

I hope you find something here that becomes part of your week.

— Alba