Am I handling giving credit correctly in my blog post?

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deb-in-mi

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I want to ensure that when I post a recipe on my blog that I came across through this forum that I am giving credit correctly. Take the scrumptious Asian broth that I posted this morning. Barbara in VA posted it on the swamp (Thank you, Barbara!) and the recipe came from Eating well. I gave Eating Well the credit as 'the source' and mentioned that I received it here but didn't call out the particular name (felt that it would be a breach but maybe I should have? I should have contacted Barbara... am doing so right now).

If it is a recipe that someone contributed that doesn't have a source is Eat.at the source or the person?

Any input? I will, from hereon in, contact the poster first to see if they would like me to name them.

Any insight going forward would be appreciated!

Deb

http://www.divaentertains.com/blog/

 
I'm not qualified to give you an answer, but wanted to say all your recipes look great, the pictures

are mouth watering and I'm now subscribing to your blog. Don't know how I missed it before this.

 
Thanks, Steve2 - I just fixed that...

in fact I started changing everything to either Tbsp or Tsp. Crud that I didn't think to do that with my earlier posts - will fix and continue!

 
Thank you, Curious1!

My husband and I take about 3 pictures a year...neither of us grew up in picture-taking families.

But when I decided to do the blog I turned to SmittenKitchen.com for advice on photography, what camera to use, etc. I followed her pretty much to a T and then turned to a relative, who is a great photographer, for advice.

Some turn out really nice (like this one, which is my favorite. And many, well...not so nice:).

Thanks again,
Deb

 
deb, not to tell you your business but I think "Tbsp" and "tsp" might be clearer.

I've typed hundreds of recipes and after trying all different variations of notation, I've found (at least for my own purposes) that there is very little confusion when you use those two abbreviations.

 
By Jove, Steve 2, I think you are on to something

And I so appreciate your input. Any other thoughts/recommendations - well just let'em out!

Deb

 
Deb, I don't think I know the answer to your question either. As far as I am concerned...

first, you adapted the recipe so it is not the same one I posted (and your pics look fabulous!)so I don't think I even need to be mentioned. Personally, I love to share recipes and hope that the receiver will enjoy them. I do not seek credit at any time, I just love to cook and share! It is very kind of you to ask, thank you.

 
In my humble opinion....

.... you did the right thing.

If I am blogging about a recipe that I saw in a blog, but the recipe comes from a cookbook or magazine, I quote both.


If I see the recipe mentioned in a cooking forum, I will quote the source - magazine, cookbook, but I don't think it's necessary to give credit to the person who mentioned it.
Now, let's suppose that one day I open this forum and I see a post "SallyBR, check this recipe out"... smileys/smile.gif

and it turns out it's some amazing recipe from Martha Stewart magazine that I end up blogging about - in that case, because it was such a personal exchange, I would quote MS magazine as the source and thank the specific poster for pointing me to it.

Of course, not everything is black and white - there are so many shades of gray smileys/wink.gif I think that in each case you have to "feel" what is the best way.

 
Deb, I would say it is OK to use the name, since they are our public names.

i.e., "This recipe comes from "deb in MI" of Eat.at." It's a public forum.

I've often searched on someone's name when one of their recipes intrigues me, to see what else they've posted, and your readers may want to do the same.

 
heehee---I was reading fast and read "public enemy" in your subject

as in public enemy #1 and I'm thinking, this garden job is really getting too much! LOL

 
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