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Curious What We Use? Here You Go!

Whether you’re just getting started or simply curious how we do what we do, you’re in the right place. This resource page is full of the tools, services, and favorite finds we use to run the blog—both behind the scenes and in the kitchen. Think of it as a shortcut to all the good stuff.

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A detailed list of the camera gear I use for all of my food photography and recipe videos.

Essential Blogging Tools

WordPress

WordPress is a powerful, beginner-friendly platform for building and managing websites. It’s flexible, customizable, and perfect for bloggers, small businesses, and creators who want full control over their content.

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Kadence WP

Kadence Framework is a versatile and user-friendly WordPress block library that empowers website builders to create beautiful and highly customizable web content effortlessly. Kadence Pro offers tons of extra features.

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bigscoots

BigScoots is a reputable web hosting provider known for its top-tier performance, exceptional customer support, and robust infrastructure tailored to meet the high demands of all kinds of website owners.

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Kit

Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is an email marketing platform designed for creators, offering intuitive tools to build and nurture subscriber relationships through automated campaigns and personalized content.

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Canva

Canva is a simple, but powerful drag-and-drop design tool that makes it easy to create beautiful graphics, printables, and social media content—even if you’re not a designer. Perfect for everyday creatives.

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WP Recipe Maker

WP Recipe Maker is a powerful WordPress plugin that lets you easily add printable, SEO-friendly recipe cards to your blog posts. It’s customizable, user-friendly, and built with food bloggers in mind.

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17th Avenue

17th Avenue Designs creates stylish, feminine WordPress themes perfect for bloggers and creatives. Their themes are easy to use, highly customizable, and built to make your site look polished and professional.

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Hello Chicky

Hello Chicky Web Design is a creative design studio that builds beautiful, responsive websites with thoughtful, strategic branding to help you connect with your audience and turn visitors into lifelong fans.

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For Baking

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A white hand mixer.

small Hand Mixer

Three metal cookie scoops.

Cookie Scoops

Two aluminum baking sheets.

baking Sheets

Three glass mixing bowls.

Mixing Bowls

A metal cookie spatula.

Cookie spatula

A wire cooling rack.

Cooling rack

For Cooking

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Oval crock-pot

stainless pots & pans

handmade wok

Stick blender

food processor

large air fryer

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A detailed list of the camera gear I use for all of my food photography and recipe videos.

Kristine’s trusted Gear

Canon R5 Mirrorless Camera, 24-70mm & 50mm Prime Lenses

Canon offers reliable, high-quality digital camera equipment that’s perfect for creators at any level. From beginner-friendly models to advanced DSLRs and mirrorless cameras, Canon delivers crisp images, intuitive controls, and versatile features that make capturing great photos and video simple and enjoyable.