Get recipes by email

Follow along at @dadatthestove

The fine print, in plain English

Disclaimer & Policies

Last updated:November 7, 2026

The short version

  • This site shows ads from Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to show them. You can opt out of personalized ads (links below).
  • Some links may earn me a small commission. Paid posts and free products are always labeled.
  • I collect very little. If you leave a comment or star rating, I store what you typed so I can show it. No accounts and no email needed. The newsletter isn't hooked up yet. I count visits with Google Analytics, which uses cookies where it's allowed to (details).
  • I'm a home cook, not a doctor. The recipes and food-safety notes are general information, not medical advice.

Ads, affiliate links and sponsored posts

Advertising

This site shows ads. They help pay for the groceries (and the hosting) so the recipes can stay free.

The ads are served by Google AdSense. Ads are labeled and kept separate from my recipes, and advertisers don't decide what I cook or what I write.

How ads use cookies is covered under Privacy below.

Affiliate links

Some links on this site may be affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission. It doesn't cost you anything extra. I only link to things I actually use, and I'll always say so on the page where the link is, not just here.

If a brand pays me, or sends me something for free, I'll say so clearly in that post or video, with words like "Ad," "Sponsored" or "Thanks to [brand] for sending this."

My promise

My opinions are my own. Nobody can pay for a good review. If I don't like something, I won't recommend it.

The short disclosure line

Advertising: this site shows ads from Google AdSense, which use cookies. Affiliate links: some links may earn me a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Sponsored posts are always labeled. Details

Privacy policy

This site is run by Ryan, the guy behind Dad at the Stove. If you have a question about your privacy, email [email protected].

What I collect

The short answer: very little, and only what you choose to share.

  • No accounts and nothing to sign in to. Comments need only a first name or nickname.
  • If you leave a comment or star rating, I store what you typed so I can show it (see Comments and star ratings below).
  • The newsletter isn't connected yet. If you type your email into the signup box today, it isn't sent or saved anywhere.
  • Visit counts. Cloudflare counts visits without cookies, and Google Analytics shows me which recipes people read and how they found the site. Google Analytics uses cookies where it's allowed to (see Analytics below).
  • If you email me, I'll see your email address and whatever you write, and I'll only use it to reply to you.
  • Things saved on your device: the recipes you save with the heart and the ticks on the freezer checklist stay in your browser's storage on your device. They're never sent to me.

Comments and star ratings

What you share. When you leave a comment, I store:

  • the name you type;
  • your comment;
  • your stars, if you pick some;
  • whether you ticked "I made this recipe";
  • which recipe it's on, and when you posted.

A star rating on its own stores the stars, the recipe and the time. I don't ask for your email, and you don't need an account.

What's public. I read every comment before it goes up. Once I approve it, your name, comment, stars and the date are public on the recipe page. Star ratings count toward the recipe's average straight away. The average and the number of ratings are shown on the page and shared with search engines like Google.

Honest ratings. I approve every genuine comment and rating, including low ones. I only remove spam, abuse, or posts that share someone's private details.

Keeping out spam:

  • One rating per recipe: when you send a comment or rating, your browser saves a random ID, so you get one rating per recipe and can change it later. It's kept in your browser's local storage, not a cookie. It isn't linked to who you are, and it's never used for ads or tracking. I store only a scrambled version of it. You can clear it any time by clearing this site's data in your browser.
  • Your internet address: to stop floods of spam, I keep a scrambled code made from your internet (IP) address for 24 hours. The code changes every day, can't be turned back into your address, and is deleted after a day. I never store your actual IP address.
  • Hidden field: the form also has a hidden field that only robots fill in.

Where it's kept. Comments and ratings are stored with Cloudflare, which hosts this site, in its D1 database service.

Deleting your comment. Email me at [email protected] with your name and the recipe, and I'll delete your comment and its rating. I keep approved comments for as long as the recipe is up, unless you ask me to remove them.

Kids. Please don't comment if you're under 13.

What other companies collect when you visit

A few services help run this site, and they can collect some information on their own.

Google and its ad partners (advertising)

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

To do this, Google and its partners may collect things like your device and browser type, your IP address, and which pages you've viewed. Google gives me overall totals (like how many times ads were shown), not who you are. You can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Cloudflare Turnstile (security check)

Turnstile is a spam check from Cloudflare that runs instead of a "click all the traffic lights" puzzle. It only loads when you start writing a comment or tap the rating stars, so readers who just read the recipe never load it.

To tell people from bots, it looks at technical details of your browser and connection. Cloudflare says it doesn't use this information for advertising, and doesn't read what you type in the form. Here are Cloudflare's own privacy terms for Turnstile.

Our web host (Cloudflare)

Like every website, this one runs on a server. Our host, Cloudflare, automatically handles basic technical information (like your IP address, browser type and the page you asked for) to deliver the site and protect it from attacks. That's covered by Cloudflare's privacy policy. Cloudflare may also set a small security cookie to tell real visitors from bots.

Fonts

The fonts on this site are stored with the site itself. Your browser doesn't connect to Google Fonts, or any other font service, to load them.

Videos

YouTube videos on this site don't load until you press play. They play in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode, and once you press play, YouTube's (Google's) privacy policy applies.

Analytics (counting visits)

Cloudflare Web Analytics

Cloudflare, which hosts this site, counts visits for me: which pages get read and which sites send readers here. I only see totals. Cloudflare says it doesn't use cookies or anything else saved in your browser to do this, doesn't fingerprint visitors, and doesn't collect visitors' personal data. See Cloudflare's page about it.

Google Analytics

I also use Google Analytics, from Google, to see which recipes people read, how long they stay and how they found the site. Some ad networks ask for it before they'll work with a site. It shows me totals and trends, not who you are.

What it collects: the pages you view, how far you scroll, links you click to leave the site, searches on the site, the site or app that sent you, your type of device and browser, and your rough location (country and city), which Google works out from your internet (IP) address. Google says Google Analytics doesn't log or store IP addresses.

What I've switched off: Google signals (which links visits to signed-in Google accounts) and ad personalization. Google Analytics isn't used to show you ads.

Cookies: where it's allowed, Google Analytics saves two small cookies for this site, called _ga and _ga_ plus a code, so it can tell a returning visit from a new one. They last up to 2 years, and you can delete them any time in your browser.

When it's switched off for you:

  • If your browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track, Google Analytics doesn't load at all, wherever you are. Nothing about your visit is sent to Google Analytics, and no cookies are set.
  • In the EU, the UK and Switzerland, Google Analytics starts with cookies off (analytics and ads), and they stay off unless you say yes in a consent message. With cookies off, Google still gets a basic note that a page was viewed (the time, your browser type and the page you came from), with no cookies and nothing that identifies you, so it can estimate overall numbers.

Everywhere else, analytics cookies are on and ad cookies are off.

Opting out: install Google's opt-out browser add-on, turn on Global Privacy Control in your browser, or block cookies for this site.

How long it's kept: Google keeps the detailed, visit-by-visit data for 2 months, then deletes it; what's left are overall totals. Here's how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Your choices about ads

  • Turn off personalized ads from Google: visit Google Ads Settings.
  • Opt out of other companies' personalized-ad cookies: visit www.aboutads.info (YourAdChoices).
  • Consent banner: where the law requires it (for example, if you're visiting from the EU, the UK or Switzerland), you'll see a consent message before personalized ads load. You can change your answer any time with the Privacy choices link at the bottom of every page.
  • US state privacy rights: if you live in a US state with a consumer privacy law (like California), you'll see a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link where it applies, so you can opt out of ads that use your info.
  • Your browser: you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Ads will still show, just less personalized ones.

Kids

This site is written for grown-ups. It isn't aimed at children under 13, and I don't knowingly collect information from them.

I link to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, stores and other sites. Once you're there, their privacy policies apply, not this one.

Changes to this policy

If anything changes (like when the newsletter goes live), I'll update this page and the "Last updated" date at the top.

Food-safety and medical disclaimer

I'm a home cook, not a doctor, dietitian, nurse or food scientist. Everything on this site (recipes, tips, and the notes on pregnancy) is general information from my own kitchen. It isn't medical advice, and it's no substitute for talking to your own doctor or midwife.

Pregnancy food safety: the basics we follow

I'm a dad who cooks, not a doctor, dietitian or nurse. This is general food-safety guidance that we follow in our kitchen, pulled from the FDA, CDC, USDA and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). It isn't medical advice, and it isn't everything. Always follow your own doctor or midwife.

Why it matters: pregnancy changes the immune system, so some food bugs (like Listeria) can hit harder and can reach the baby even if mom doesn't feel sick.

  1. 1. Cook meat all the way through.

    No rare steak for now. Go by a food thermometer, not the color: it's the only way to really know.

    • Steaks, roasts and chops (beef, pork, lamb, veal): 145°F, then let it rest 3 minutes
    • Ground meat and sausage: 160°F
    • Chicken, turkey and all poultry: 165°F

  2. 2. Pick pasteurized.

    Milk, yogurt, ice cream, juice and cider: choose pasteurized. Even fresh-squeezed juice can carry germs if it isn't pasteurized.

    Cheese: skip anything made with raw (unpasteurized) milk, and skip unheated queso fresco-style cheeses (queso fresco, queso blanco, requesón), even when they're pasteurized. Pasteurized cheddar, parmesan, Swiss, mozzarella, feta, cottage cheese and cream cheese are on the "choose instead" list. Heated until steaming (165°F) is fine too.

  3. 3. Heat deli meat until it's steaming.

    Deli meat, cold cuts, hot dogs and dry or fermented sausage: heat to 165°F or until steaming hot before eating, even if the package says "precooked."

  4. 4. Skip raw fish and shellfish.

    That means raw sushi and sashimi, raw oysters, clams and scallops, and ceviche. Cook seafood to 145°F. Sushi made with cooked fish is fine.

    Refrigerated smoked fish (lox, nova, "kippered") is a no unless it's cooked into a dish that reaches 165°F. Canned or shelf-stable smoked fish is OK.

  5. 5. Avoid high-mercury fish.

    The FDA's "choices to avoid" list: king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico, and bigeye tuna.

    Fish isn't off the table, though. The FDA actually recommends 2 to 3 servings a week from its lower-mercury "Best Choices" list, which includes salmon, shrimp, cod, tilapia and canned light tuna.

    A few more from the same official lists: cook eggs until the yolk and white are firm, don't eat raw cookie dough or batter, skip store-made deli salads (chicken, tuna, ham salad), and cook sprouts.

  6. 6. Your doctor or midwife wins every time.

    Everyone's pregnancy is different. If your care team tells you something different from this page, listen to them. And if you think you've eaten something risky, call them.

Last checked against FDA, CDC, USDA/FoodSafety.gov and ACOG guidance: November 2026.

A few more kitchen-sense notes

  • Allergies: check every label for allergens. I can't account for every allergy or every brand's ingredients.
  • Your kitchen is different from mine. Ovens, stoves, bread makers and ingredients vary, so cooking times and results can too. Use a food thermometer, not just the clock.
  • You're the cook. Please use your own judgment, and follow the official food-safety guidance from the USDA and FDA.

Contact

Questions about any of this? Email [email protected].