Europe

Best Flammekuchen Recipe

by Lisa LeCoump
March 15, 2020July 12, 2023

The best recipe for Flammekuchen, also called tarte flambée or Flammekueche. Much like a pizza with creme fraîche, lardons, sautéed onions, gruyere cheese and nutmeg.

The evolution of Gingerbread

by Lisa LeCoump
December 12, 2018July 13, 2023

In the United States we know gingerbread at Christmas made into a gingerbread man, a dark cookie sweetened with molasses. But in Europe it takes all kinds of shapes.

Published in Italian wedding blog Partecipando

by Lisa LeCoump
December 1, 2018July 13, 2023

Amsterdam by night

by Lisa LeCoump
October 4, 2018July 13, 2023

One of the loveliest cities by night. The bridges and streets are lit up and the canals reflect the lights.

Amsterdam – Heineken land

by Lisa LeCoump
September 12, 2018July 13, 2023

You know you’re in Heineken land when even the bottle opener in your hotel room says Heineken on it.

Love locks in Paris and Amsterdam

by Lisa LeCoump
December 10, 2015July 14, 2023

Day of the dead cake

by Lisa LeCoump
November 1, 2015July 14, 2023

Published in Two Bright Lights

by Lisa LeCoump
October 21, 2014July 15, 2023

Almonds at Weddings

by Lisa LeCoump
December 18, 2013July 17, 2023

The Chocolate Shops of Bruges

by Lisa LeCoump
November 21, 2013July 17, 2023

“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.