Lisa LeCoump

Professional Photographer - Food Photographer. Previously Deputy Agricultural Commissioner - responsible for reviewing and enforcing organic regulations and Environmental Protection Agency pesticide use regulations. Agricultural Advisor in California for almond and walnut growers. Intern to California Farm Advisor for Nut Crops. Farmer in California. Agricultural Extension Agent in Thailand. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from California State University, Chico. Studied Integrated Pest Management at University of California, Davis, including farming methods that preserve the environment.

Gluten-Free Rosette Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 2, 2023September 2, 2023

This is the best gluten-free recipe for Scandinavian Rosette cookies – based on our traditional family recipe. Updated with nut oil and almond milk to add flavor, but also to make these cookies healthier and climate friendly.

Best Rosette Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 1, 2023September 2, 2023

This is the best recipe for Scandinavian Rosette cookies – based on our traditional family recipe. Updated with nut oil and almond milk to add flavor, but also to make these cookies healthier and climate friendly.

Best Yeast Waffle Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
July 12, 2023September 2, 2023

This is the best yeast waffle recipe because these waffles taste better, are better for you, and are better for the environment as well. Made with ingredients that have a small carbon footprint. We should just call them “save the world” waffles. They rise overnight and are ready in the morning, so they are convenient and easy for breakfast. Even better, leftover waffles can be frozen and then reheated in the toaster.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Without Butter

Cookie Recipes without Butter

by Lisa LeCoump
June 22, 2023September 2, 2023

This is a collection of some of our best cookie recipes that are made without no butter.

Best Homemade Coffee Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
May 24, 2023July 12, 2023

This recipe makes the best homemade coffee ice cream – exceptionally creamy with a smooth coffee flavor – and it’s so easy!

Best Bialy Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 15, 2023July 12, 2023

Best Bialy Recipe – the easiest to make, and also the best tasting.

Best Stracciatella Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 14, 2023July 17, 2023

Inspired by the popular Italian gelato flavor, we created the best homemade stracciatella ice cream recipe that is elegant and sophisticated, using French vanilla ice cream and shavings of the best French chocolate.

Czech Easter Bread Recipe – Mazanec

by Lisa LeCoump
April 5, 2023July 17, 2023

Try the best Czech Easter Bread recipe! Follow these simple steps for a delicious and traditional treat. Perfect for the holiday season!

Best Recipes with Maple Syrup

by Lisa LeCoump
March 10, 2023July 17, 2023

Our best recipes with maple syrup – These recipes feature the best ways to take advantage of the unique flavor and properties of maple syrup.

Prickly Pear Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
March 5, 2023August 29, 2023

This recipe for prickly pear ice cream makes a luscious, creamy ice cream made with tequila and ribbons of prickly pear preserves.

“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.