June 2020

best pot sticker recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
June 28, 2020March 30, 2023

The secret to the best pot sticker recipe is the home made wrappers

RYE BREAD FOR SOLSTICE

by Lisa LeCoump
June 21, 2020February 23, 2023

Rye bread and Salmon always seemed appropriate for celebrating the Solstice in June.

Southern Tea Cakes for Juneteenth

by Lisa LeCoump
June 19, 2020March 25, 2023

We were looking for something to make to celebrate Juneteenth, and found a recipe for Southern Tea Cakes to be the perfect thing. A wonderful butter cookie that is a tradition for the day.

“While traveling the world and looking for the best ingredients, we found that many producers who care about quality also care about sustainability. We discovered that by choosing the best ingredients we had reduced our carbon footprint. A few more changes, and we cut our carbon footprint in half! Then we realized that if everyone did this, it would have a big effect on climate change. Little changes add up to something big. Little things matter. We could save the world, one cookie at a time.”

Professional Photographer - Food Photographer, Wedding Photographer. Lisa was previously the Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, responsible for reviewing and enforcing organic regulations and Environmental Protection Agency pesticide use regulations. She also worked for years as an Agricultural Advisor in California, a farmer in California, and an Agricultural Extension Agent in Thailand. She received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from California State University, Chico and studied Integrated Pest Management at U.C., Davis, which involved farming methods that preserve the environment.