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Best Cassoulet Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
November 15, 2022March 27, 2023

The Best Cassoulet Recipe Made with Pork Shoulder, Duck Confit, Garlic Sausage and topped with Bread crumbs.

Confiture de Lait (Dulce de leche) Recipe in an Instant Pot

by Lisa LeCoump
October 31, 2022April 19, 2023

Using an Instant Pot is a really easy way to make confiture de lait

Best Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 21, 2022April 17, 2023

To make the best pumpkin ice cream recipe, start with the best ingredients.

Best Dutch Oven Bread Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 15, 2022April 14, 2023

Best Dutch Oven Bread Recipe – the best hearth bread recipe we have ever tried. It is by far the easiest to make, and also the best tasting.

Best Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 12, 2022March 7, 2023

The best homemade strawberry ice cream recipe starts with a trip to the farmer’s market.

Best Date Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 19, 2022March 27, 2023

The Best Recipe for Smooth and Creamy Bahri Date Ice Cream Served with Pistachios and Ras el Hanout

Best Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 18, 2022March 7, 2023

Best Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe starts with the best ingredients – chunks of Valrhona milk chocolate and Luxardo cherries.

Best Blackberry Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 15, 2022March 7, 2023

Best Blackberry Ice Cream Recipe – French vanilla ice cream with ribbons of blackberries through it – like blackberry pie and ice cream.

Best Refried Beans Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 10, 2022March 7, 2023

This is the best refried beans recipe because it is easy, healthy and has more flavor than anything we have ever had before.

Farmers Markets

by Lisa LeCoump
August 31, 2022April 8, 2023

If you shop at the farmers’ market, you will be getting produce that is fresh, just picked, ripe and in season, and probably organic as well.

“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.