French

BEST MARINATED CHEESE RECIPE

by Lisa LeCoump
January 18, 2023July 17, 2023

Marinating the cheese can add flavors, enhancing the cheese and it can keep the cheese fresh for months.

Best Sablé Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
January 11, 2023September 2, 2023

A basic recipe for French rolled butter cookies.

Best Cassoulet Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
November 15, 2022July 12, 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

Confiture de Lait recipe (Dulce de Leche) in an Instant Pot

by Lisa LeCoump
October 31, 2022July 12, 2023

A thick, sweet caramel sauce, similar to dulce de leche, made from milk and sugar.

BEST DUTCH OVEN BREAD RECIPE

by Lisa LeCoump
October 15, 2022October 20, 2023

Crusty, artisan French bread with very little effort – just mix and leave overnight.

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.

Best Blackberry Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 15, 2022July 12, 2023

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

OLALLIEBERRY SORBET RECIPE

by Lisa LeCoump
July 10, 2022July 12, 2023

This is our homemade olallieberry sorbet recipe. After a morning of berry picking, we made olallieberry sorbet recipe from the berries.

WINE VINEGAR

by Lisa LeCoump
April 9, 2022July 12, 2023

homemade wine vinegar from left over wine.

ROASTED GARLIC AÏOLI RECIPE

by Lisa LeCoump
April 1, 2022July 12, 2023

This roasted garlic aïoli served with artichokes was definitely "farm to table", since we actually went to the farm for the garlic and artichokes and brought them home to our table.

“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.