FEATURED

A collection of posts that are featured on the blog. Using sustainable ingredients to help lower your carbon footprint.

Easy Instant Pot Hummus Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
November 22, 2022July 12, 2023

This makes the best Hummus – An Easy Instant Pot Hummus Recipe – even the Tahini is made from scratch, but with a really easy method.

Best Dutch Oven Bread Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
October 15, 2022July 12, 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 Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 18, 2022July 12, 2023

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

POG Drink Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
August 9, 2022July 18, 2023

A POG drink recipe – It’s easy to make POG from fresh squeezed tropical fruit juice instead of buying it in a can.

Best Russian Tea Cakes Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
June 15, 2022July 12, 2023

We created the best Russian Tea Cakes recipe made with browned butter, toasted pecans and maple syrup, and then double rolled in powdered sugar.

Instant Pot Skyr Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
May 2, 2022July 12, 2023

Skyr is thick and creamy, similar to yogurt. It is actually a fresh cheese, since rennet is added. It has been made in Iceland for centuries.

Maraschino Cherry Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 14, 2022July 12, 2023

MarasCherry Ice Cream Recipes made with Italian maraschino cherries

Irish Shortbread Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
March 17, 2022July 12, 2023

This Irish Shortbread cookie recipe is so easy to make. But there are a few secrets that you need to know.

Homemade Kefir Instant Pot Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
March 4, 2022July 12, 2023

Kefir is a cultured milk product, similar to buttermilk, with lots of nutrients and probiotics. It’s easy to make homemade Kefir in the Instant Pot.

Garlic Infused Olive Oil Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
January 20, 2022July 12, 2023

A recipe for making the best Garlic Infused Olive Oil and garlic confit – It makes a healthy substitute for butter. Making it in the Instant Pot is so easy. Using the right oil and sautéing it slowly is the secret to keeping it from getting bitter.

“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.