FAQ

Where can I learn more about you and why you started Inspired Taste?

We started Inspired Taste together in August 2009 and have been evolving in the kitchen and in our marriage ever since. Check out our ever-evolving about us page for more information about our lives together in the kitchen.

Inspired Taste is just us, two people in love with food, cooking and each other. Our focus is to provide our readers with recipes and ideas simple enough for a weeknight, but elegant enough to entertain with. We cook and photograph everything ourselves and only post recipes that have been tested in our small kitchen and most importantly, every thing we make is always devoured within minutes of taking the photographs. That is the fun part!

What kind of camera do you use?

We are extremely lucky to be able to use a Nikon D60. When we first began our blog Joanne’s father was kind enough to lend us his camera along with a few pointers.

What platform is your site on?

We use WordPress and the Thesis theme, with lots and lots of tweaks and plugins. We are always tweaking things here and there, well Adam is, Joanne is still trying to catch up with the technology.

I am looking for a certain recipe, how can I find it?

Check out our recipe index or use the search box located in the sidebar. If you don’t find what you are looking for, try the Food Blog Search to see if some of our fellow bloggers can help or use our contact us form to talk to us directly, we will always try to help out where we can.

Why didn’t this recipe work for me?

While we do our very best to ensure our recipes will work for our readers, there are so many variables that we cannot control. We can say this, every photograph on our site directly relates to the recipe below it. So, we will never post a recipe that we are not confident in and have not mastered ourselves. However, if you find yourself disappointed in one of our recipes, please let us know, it’s okay, we can take it. Any and all feedback is positive to us, we only want to make things better.

I need the recipe in liters not cups! Help me, please?

We are well aware that our readers come from all over the world (so cool, by the way), but just cannot stomach the fact of converting all of our recipes to meet everyone’s needs (we would, but remember, we do also have day jobs). So, to alleviate the issue a little, check out here or use the Cultiverter widget on our sidebar. If that does not answer your question use our contact us form and we will try to help out as much as we can.

I have a recipe / general cooking question, can you help me?

We certainly like to think so, if your question relates to one of our recipes on the site, leave a comment on that post with your question, this way everyone can benefit and join in to help. If it is a more general cooking / kitchen question, go ahead and use our contact us form.

Are the recipes on your site yours?

We are proud to say that about 98% of the recipes on our site are our own recipes, ones that have been written out of trial and error in our very own small kitchen. On occasion, we will be inspired by another recipe from a cookbook or another blog, when this occurs we always mention who inspired us within the post.

Can I write about one of your recipes on my site?

Of course, we are flattered! We only ask that you always identify www.inspiredtaste.net as the place where you found the recipe. We would also appreciate it if you sent us a quick note using our contact us form telling us which recipe you are using and where.

Can I use one of your photos on my site?

There have been cases where we allow permission for someone to use one of our photographs, however, we are very proud of our work and so ask that before you use any of our photographs you send us a note using our contact us form asking for permission. If we give permission to use our photograph, please identify www.inspiredtaste.net as the creators of the work.

I want to start my own blog, how do I do it?

Take a look on the web, there are lots of free blog platforms out there to get you started. We started and still work with WordPress and have found the platform to be really simple.

Will you link with me, can we exchange links?

We do not exchange links. However, we love reading other people’s work and get excited to find new or even established blogs that we have never come across before. Our links page is a very accurate representation of which blogs we personally follow. With that said, if you have your own blog and want us to take a look, use our contact us form to send it over and we will of course take a look. We would love to see your work.

I am interested in advertising on your blog, how can I contact you?

We are a proud member of Plateful. We are more than happy to discuss any additional advertising opportunities, however, site space is limited, so we must consider all advertisements on a case by case basis. Just send us an email using our contact us form and we are happy to discuss.