FAQs

How do I get an avatar to show up in my comments?

This site uses Gravatars. It’s a free site that hosts an avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites.

What’s with the title? I see recipes everywhere!

I could see how this might be confusing, but to clear it up, I make almost everything I post without a recipe. I think cooking is most fun and innovative when you just wing it. I do recognize that not everyone is as adventurous as me, so I post the ingredients and method to give you a starting point. I do encourage you to experiment and come up with your own recipes though, even if it’s just substituting in equal quantities of other ingredients.

What kind of equipment/software are you using for your photos?

I’m using a Sony Alpha a550 digital SLR with either a 50mm f/1.4, or a 24-70 f/2.8. The camera does pretty well in low light and both lenses are very bright, so I’m able to hand hold the shots (i.e. no tripod).

As far as lighting goes, I’m not big on flashes (especially the ones in the cameras), so I just use a $10 Ikea table lamp that has a rice paper shade on it (diffuses the light), along with a 40W Satco fluorescent 5000K bulb.

I shoot everything in RAW then the “magic” happens in Adobe Lightroom where I crop the photos, and adjust exposure, white-balance, etc.

Check out the Kitchen Shop to see all the equipment/software I use.