Photos like the one to the left, and scattered among some of the pages, came with the theme I’m using and will eventually be replaced with some of my favourite holiday foodie photos. They are just far too stunning to be anything I snapped myself. Although this particular one might stay, it’s definitely a favourite!

Then there are the photos, like the one to the left, that are my own but have been edited with AI for ratio and quality. It’s important to me that the food itself look exactly the way it does when I cook it, so ignore the pretty backgrounds and dappled sunlight, because I promise, and you can see elsewhere on the page, what the original looks like versus the final result. And to be honest, I’d rather snap a quick pic and enjoy the food as well as the moment. Life is too short to be stressing over the perfectly lit shot and composition.

There are also some photos, like the one on the left and hopefully less of them with each week, that have been fully generated using AI. These photos are placeholders, because I cannot for the life of me find anything on my camera roll that could be used in any way, shape, or form. As I cook these recipes I’ll be able to get some new pics to replace the full AI versions.