Julia Ziegler

Making homemade bagels takes a little bit of patience, but is so worth it when your kitchen smells like heaven—and you get to taste them.

These herb-packed lamb koftas are ready in just a few minutes. Eat them hot off the grill if you know what’s good for you.

Sweet and savory at once, these goat-cheese and apricot appetizers take a mere 15 minutes of your precious time.

Don’t be shy with the garnishes.

These delicious potato croquettes are doused in an addictive creamy gouda sauce and topped with perfectly poached eggs.

Warm, walnut shortbread cookies.

There is no fresher, more delightful dessert than ripe berries with homemade whipped cream and crunchy macadamia nuts, topped with lemon zest and a sprinkle of salt.

Cardamom, crunchy almonds, and powdered sugar take these cookies to the next level.

This refreshing jenever-based cocktail only contains four ingredients and takes a matter of seconds to make. What are you waiting for?

Inspired by the Mediterranean meze platter, Julia prepares a lunch for the staff of Brooklyn’s Saipua, with lamb kofta, spiced chickpeas, labneh, flatbread, and a ricotta cheesecake made with with sheep’s milk from the farm.

We should probably warn you that these chickpeas, with a super-flavorful coating of toasted spices, are definitely addictive.

This beautiful cheesecake recipe is made with fresh sheep’s milk ricotta, a gorgeous fruit topping, and a pistachio crust.

Press your meat between two slices of this crunchy, chewy bread.

A seasonal ice cream made with wild berries.

Spongy, sugary lemon-thyme cake; yogurt-cream filling; and fresh sliced fruit. What’s not to like?

Making perfectly cooked fish is easy when you smother it in salt, stuff it with lemon, herbs, and fennel.

Every party needs chips.

This Veronica Beard Fall 2014 dress caught W’s fashion market and accessories director’s eye during New York Fashion Week.

The guests, who included fashion world insiders and boldfaced names like Maggie Gyllenhaal and Cindy Sherman, gathered for cocktails, delicious food, warm conversation and a graceful new collection.