Gluten Free

Birch Syrup Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
February 19, 2024April 11, 2024

We created this recipe for birch syrup ice cream after discovering the syrup on a trip to Alaska. Similar to maple syrup, it is sweet and tangy with a distinct earthy flavor.

Best Homemade Sriracha Sauce Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
November 20, 2023February 20, 2024

This is the best recipe for making homemade sriracha sauce. Better than the bottle and easy to make.

Best Chia Seed Pudding Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
November 15, 2023March 2, 2024

This is the best chia seed pudding recipe because it is easy, versatile, healthy, and is a good make-ahead recipe

BEST WALNUT COOKIE RECIPE

by Lisa LeCoump
November 1, 2023March 18, 2024

This recipe makes the best walnut cookies. Not only the best tasting, but easy, healthy and sustainable. It's my new master cookie recipe.

Gluten-Free Rosette Cookie Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 2, 2023February 21, 2024

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 Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
December 15, 2022February 21, 2024

There are very few ingredients in cheesecake, so making the best lemon cheesecake recipe is all about using the very best ingredients.

Best Refried Beans Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
September 10, 2022February 21, 2024

These are the best refried beans because they are faster and easier to make, healthier, gluten-free, and have more flavor than the traditional version.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE WITHOUT BUTTER

by Lisa LeCoump
August 11, 2022March 18, 2024

This recipe makes a cookie without butter that is crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, loaded with flavor and big chunks of chocolate.

IRISH OATMEAL

by Lisa LeCoump
March 14, 2022February 23, 2024

Steel cut Irish oatmeal made in an Instant Pot – couldn't be easier.

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

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.