Redirect Issues

Hello, a friend directed me to your plugin ‘Blogger to WordPress’.
I recently moved my site from Blogger to WordPress but ever since then, I have been riddled with problems.
I did not move the site on my own, I hired someone to do it for me, but they really messed everything up and now they won’t even get back to me.
Basically, the issue lies within the redirection and permalinks. Links from my old site are redirected my readings to the new site’s domain homepage, not the direct post which they are trying to reach.
I went into my settings and tried to change the structure of my permalinks to match up with old blog links. However, the changes are not taking.
I am not sure how the web designer implemented the 301 redirect meaning, I don’t know if it was via plugin (which I doubt because I do not see a redirect plugin) or through coding. If it is through coding I’m afraid downloading a redirect plugin will tamper with the site.
I greatly appreciate your input and advice on why the custom permalinks are not taking and what actions I could take to resolve this issue. Thank you again.
My site is Living the Gourmet (livingthegourmet.com)

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