October 2020

Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 26, 2020March 10, 2023

Bourbon pecan ice cream recipe, made with Kentucky bourbon, Texas Pecans and Vermont maple syrup. A showcase of some of America’s finest products.

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

by Lisa LeCoump
October 17, 2020March 10, 2023

We rarely see a Gray Hairstreak Butterfly (Strymon melinus) in our area, so it was surprising when we saw this one in our garden.

The Easiest Crème Fraîche Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 11, 2020April 18, 2023

This is the easiest crème fraîche recipe imaginable. Authentic French crème fraîche. Made by adding a starter culture to cream, and then controlling the temperature while it cultures.

“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.