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The Short Version: Use common sense. Don't blame Paul if you burn something. Recipes are provided as-is. Your kitchen, your responsibility.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing Paul-recipes.com (the "Site"), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please close your browser and go order takeout instead.
2. Recipe Disclaimer
All recipes on this Site are provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. While Paul has tested these recipes (at least once), results may vary based on:
- Your cooking skills (or lack thereof)
- Your oven's tendency to lie about its temperature
- Whether you actually followed the instructions
- The alignment of the stars
- Pure, dumb luck
3. Liability Waiver
Paul-recipes.com and Paul McNeme are not responsible for:
- Burnt dinners, smoke alarms, or disappointed dinner guests
- Food poisoning (please cook meat to proper temperatures)
- Kitchen disasters, including but not limited to fires, floods, or existential crises
- Weight gain from eating delicious food
- Addiction to cooking or trying new recipes
- The realization that you've been pronouncing "quinoa" wrong this whole time
4. Food Safety
You are solely responsible for food safety in your own kitchen. This includes:
- Proper food handling and storage
- Cooking foods to safe internal temperatures
- Being aware of food allergies and dietary restrictions
- Not serving anything that smells weird or looks suspicious
5. Measurement Interpretation
When a recipe says "a pinch," "a dash," or "to taste," Paul means it. Use your judgment. If you're the kind of person who needs exact measurements down to the milligram, maybe stick to baking (and even then, this site might stress you out).
6. Intellectual Property
All content on this Site, including recipes, text, photos, and the occasional dad joke, is owned by Paul McNeme unless otherwise noted. Feel free to make the recipes, but please don't copy the entire site and claim it as your own. That's not cool, and also probably illegal.
7. User Conduct
If this site eventually gets comments or user submissions, please be nice. We're all just trying to make dinner here. No trolling, spam, or arguments about whether pineapple belongs on pizza (it does, fight me).
8. Modifications to Terms
Paul reserves the right to update these Terms & Conditions whenever he feels like it, probably while procrastinating on doing dishes. Continued use of the Site means you accept any changes.
9. Affiliate Links
If Paul ever adds affiliate links (to help fund his spice addiction), he'll disclose them. You don't have to click them, but it would be nice if you did.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by common sense and the universal law that states: "If you smell smoke, something is burning."
Questions? If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions, you can reach out via the contact information on the Site (once Paul actually adds a contact page). Or just use your best judgment. You're an adult. You've got this.