Thank you so much for all of the questions via email, comments, and social media – I really appreciate them all! Connecting with readers and sharing stories makes all the time and effort put into The Forked Spoon worthwhile.
Here are the most frequently asked questions that I receive:
I personally read every label of food I buy for myself and my family, so I truly appreciate the importance of accurate nutritional information. When cooking a recipe, nutrition can vary depending on ingredient size, ripeness, brand, and even the season.
We create the nutrition labels in the recipe cards at the bottom of each post using the WP Recipe Maker plugin, which utilizes the Spoonacular API to estimate nutritional information based on the listed ingredients. Because ingredients can differ in size, ripeness, and brand, this API is not perfect, and I sometimes modify the data if I notice discrepancies. As such, all nutrition information provided on my recipes is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and ingredient brands. Please use this information as an approximation or guide.
For more details, please see my Nutrition & Medical Disclaimer.
The serving size of any given recipe is the weight of one serving. Thus, the weight of any given serving would heavily depend on the specific ingredients that you buy and how those ingredients are prepared in your kitchen. With this in mind and considering the information provided in the “How do you calculate the nutrition information” section above, it becomes impractical to provide an exact serving size, as the outcomes in everyone’s kitchen will vary slightly from one another.
This is such a tricky question because I genuinely love every recipe I put on the site. A few of my favorite recipes that I make repeatedly are my jambalaya recipe, chimichurri sauce recipe, and chicken soup recipe.
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There are two answers to this:
1. Recipes: No. At this time, I do not allow republication of my post or recipe text without prior consent in any format, be it a website, social media platform, video, or in print. This means that you cannot copy and paste any part of my recipe or blog post and republish it. This action negatively impacts how The Forked Spoon is viewed by search engines and is a terrible internet practice. Also, it causes copyright issues. Please be respectful of the many years I have put into my website. If you make a recipe inspired by one from my blog, I am so happy that you did. Please link directly to my blog post as the recipe source and ensure that nothing has been copied. If you have a specific question about the best way to cite a recipe, please feel free to email me at jessica@theforkedspoon.com or see my contact page.
2. Photos without recipes: YES! I would be honored for you to share one of my photos with proper credit, and you do not need to email me to ask. Please credit any photo you use with two links, one back to the direct recipe post and one back to https://theforkedspoon.com
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