Advertising:
Cooking with Amy is a blog I maintain for pleasure, not for profit. I do not accept advertising because I think it's nice to have a little corner of the web that is free of advertising. Don't you? Plus if you see an ad on my site, you might make the understandable mistake that I am endorsing something. That said, if, for example, Cuisinart, a brand I truly love, wants to pay me $25,000 to place an ad on this site, I may change my mind. But don't hold your breath.

Samples, review copies & special offers:
This blog is about food. I write about gourmet products, recipes, cookbooks, restaurants, cookware, wine, spirits and more. Generally speaking I do not cover chain, fast food restaurants or supermarket products though there may be a rare exception from time to time. I do accept some review copies and samples, but I cannot and will not commit to writing about your product, service or establishment. Even though you contact me about this blog, it's quite possible I will write about your product, service or establishment for another publication instead. If I am on assignment for another publication I will tell you. Please email me and let me know what you are offering, if I am interested I will gladly send you my mailing address.

Transparency:
In terms of transparency, I may let readers know that I received a sample, or not. I think an honest opinion is really what people want, not to know how I ended up with a particular book or bottle of wine. I am here to share my experiences and I promise you they are authentic.

Guest blogging
All posts are written by me, Amy Sherman. I'm sorry but you cannot be a "guest blogger." If you want to hire me to write for you, please feel free to contact me.

Exchanging links & links for sale:
If you spend any time at all on my site, you will see I do not maintain a blogroll. There are so many good blogs out there, even I can't keep up so please don't ask me to exchange links with you. Also I do not sell links. You are welcome to add a link to my blog if you so choose but you cannot buy a link from me.

Comments:
Comments are for readers to express their point of view or add to the conversation. A comment is not a place for ads, spam or a way to contact me directly. If you use the comments section in this way, I will have to delete your comment. If you have an offer or want to reach me directly, email me and I will get back to you.

Content stealing:
Do you know what this means?

©2008 Cooking with Amy. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Among other things, it means you cannot republish my blog using an RSS feed. Just because I offer an RSS feed for my blog, does not give you permission to steal. Thank you for respecting my wishes and the law.