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Best Homemade Stracciatella Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
April 14, 2023May 24, 2023

Inspired by the popular Italian gelato flavor, we created the best homemade stracciatella ice cream recipe that is elegant and sophisticated, using French vanilla ice cream and shavings of the best French chocolate.

Malted Milk Ball Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
January 17, 2023March 7, 2023

An ice cream recipe inspired by chocolate covered malted milk ball candy, and made with all the best ingredients.

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 Chocolatiers in Santa Cruz

by Lisa LeCoump
August 14, 2022April 8, 2023

There are several chocolatiers in Santa Cruz where you can find excellent handmade chocolates

Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
July 29, 2022March 19, 2023

This recipe makes the best ice cream – chocolate ice cream with a peanut butter swirl. It is incredibly smooth and creamy, but it’s a quick and easy method.

The Best Basler Brunsli Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
January 17, 2022March 5, 2023

This is the best Basler Brunsli recipe we have ever had. We found it while visiting Basel, Switzerland.

Best Classic Fudge Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
January 8, 2020March 28, 2023

Using the Best Ingredients Possible, and the Best Technique

Published in Two Bright Lights

by Lisa LeCoump
October 21, 2014February 2, 2023

Prince William’s Groom Cake

by Lisa LeCoump
March 24, 2014February 3, 2023

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The chocolates of Bruges

by Lisa LeCoump
November 21, 2013February 3, 2023

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“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.