HOLIDAY RECIPES

A collection of recipes for holidays, using the best ingredients and easy, reliable techniques. Sustainable ingredients to help lower your carbon footprint.

Caramel Turtle Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
December 5, 2021February 23, 2024

Our Caramel Turtle Cookie Recipe is a good way to use up leftover Halloween candy – sort of a “Nightmare before Christmas” cookie

Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 26, 2020March 2, 2024

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

Berries for the Fourth of July

by Lisa LeCoump
July 2, 2020July 12, 2023

July is berry season and they are the colors of the holiday. What could be easier, or healthier, than having berries for the Fourth of July.

Southern Tea Cakes for Juneteenth

by Lisa LeCoump
June 19, 2020July 12, 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.

SPARKLING CIDER FOR NEW YEARS EVE

by Lisa LeCoump
January 1, 2020July 13, 2023

Include a non alcoholic drink choice when entertaining

Hot cross Buns

by Lisa LeCoump
October 13, 2014July 15, 2023

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According to the United Nations, “Our food systems right now are unsustainable. They are a major contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution“. But, research done at U.C., Davis demonstrates that “soils could store enough carbon to offset a significant proportion of fossil fuel emissions”, and actually reverse climate change. This happens when farmers use ‘regenerative agriculture’ practices, which increase and keep organic matter in the soil. This blog features products that are grown this way, so you will know which brands will help reverse climate change.

While traveling the world and looking for the best quality ingredients, we found that many producers who care about quality also care about sustainability. When we used the best quality ingredients we also reduced our carbon footprint. Additionally, by buying regenerative products, we could actually help reverse climate change. So, this blog features some of those products. If everyone did this, more farmers would use ‘regenerative practices’ and 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.