What happens to all the food? Do you really eat everything you post?
Yep, everything I share gets eaten at one point or another. My blog is an extension of my passion to create recipes and is no reflection of what we eat daily. Sometimes I make 3-4 recipes per day that get eaten that day or later in the week, or sometimes things get made for parties or when we are entertaining. It just depends on what kind of recipes I’m making that week. Either way, the food gets eaten, except for maybe the last of some leftovers or a few stale cupcakes that we are sick of. My first priority is to create unique recipes to share that find a balance between heathy meals, comfort food, and indulgent desserts – not to cook things that we will eat daily.
Can you include nutritional information with your recipes?
Not at this time. Products vary greatly and many times I don’t specify that products should be fat-free, reduced-fat, low-sugar, etc. I prefer you to make the recipe however you would like, using whichever ingredient works best for you. There would be a large margin of error if I included nutritional stats being that different products can have very different nutritional info. However, there are a ton of calorie calculating websites out there, so feel free to add the ingredients and find out for yourself. Just please don’t come back and tell me that my brownies are 1,000 calories a piece. I’m really not concerned.
Can you respond to my email in which I asked you for fitness advice?
Nope, I can’t. I am no longer certified to do so and I do not personally know you. Unfortunately I receive so many questions regarding this topics that I am forced to leave them unanswered. I apologize – but it takes way too much time away from my main priority – making this site the best I can for you.
Is blogging your full time job?
Recipe development, blogging and freelance food writing is currently my full time job. I feel very grateful and blessed that I am able to do what I love every single day. Previously I was a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor, teaching classes since 2001 and training clients since 2005.
I’m a new blogger… can you give me some tips on blogging?
I really don’t feel that I warrant being asked this question because I don’t do anything extraordinary. I think the 3 most important things are to write about what you are passionate about, not what you think is “popular,” to write in your own conversational voice, and to make your pictures as outstanding as you can. I answer a few of these questions more in depth in the comments in this post.
Do you really hate vegetables?
Yes. Yes, I really do. I’m not being “cute” or pretending to not like vegetables. I really dislike them.
But do you ever eat vegetables?
I try. I try really, really hard. Luckily, blogging has taught me ways that allow me to choke them down. Like, once a week. I can currently enjoy kale, brussels sprouts and mushrooms. I know… really weird stuff that most people hate.
Tell me about your camera.
As of August 2010, I am shooting with a Nikon D5000 and [99% of the time] a 35mm f/1.8 lens. I only shoot in natural light. I do not have a light box or a tripod. Depending on the background I am shooting, I may edit my photos in Lightroom.
All photos before August 2010 were shot with a Canon point and shoot (SX100) that was 3 years old.
Who the heck is Mother Lovett?
Mother Lovett is my maternal grandmother. She passed away in April of 2009 and I began this blog because of my love for my amazing grandmothers. Words can’t really express Mother Lovett. You can read about her life here, how we served her ½ a cake on her birthday without her knowing here, her recipes here, how she mispronounced every word known to man here, and how we celebrated her life here.
Think Betty White, but magnified.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I try to respond to every email and comment I receive, but inevitably a few fall through the cracks. Please leave a comment if you have a question – I tend to reply to those first. If I missed your question, please don’t hesitate to ask it again.
