POT-STICKERS

Image June 28, 2020 Lisa LeCoump

Best pot-stickers we’ve ever had. We started with the recipe for Pot-sticker dumplings with chicken stock from a book by Fuchia Dunlop – “The Food of Sichuan”. The home made wrappers make a huge difference.

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Buying Direct from Growers

Image Leave a comment April 21, 2020 Lisa LeCoump

During this time, we are staying at home and doing a lot of cooking and baking. Going to the grocery store has become a challenge, and we miss shopping at the Farmer’s Market. However, buying directly from local growers has become the perfect answer.

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Beet salad with rose petals and cilantro flowers

Growing your own sprouts

Image Leave a comment April 1, 2020 Lisa LeCoump

So easy to grow sprouts at home. They add a gourmet look to some dishes and provide a really big nutritional punch. We found this to be an easy and healthy swap for the usual salad ingredients. And since this is an example of eco friendly eating, it also makes a good project for kids.

Secret pecan tart recipe

Image Leave a comment November 23, 2019 Lisa LeCoump

For Thanksgiving I made a pecan tart with a foolproof crust recipe from America’s Test Kitchen. It seriously is foolproof and the best crust ever. The secret is that it uses vodka. We had some Seagram’s Sweet Tea vodka left from a summer backyard party, and that was the perfect thing for a pecan tart.

Laduree in Paris

Image 1 Comment January 5, 2019 Lisa LeCoump

We diligently tried all the best french macarons in Paris, but nothing compared to Laduree! Maybe it was the pastel colors, or the uber cute shop, or the matching ribbons and tissue paper with the Laduree insignia, but nobody does it like Laduree!

(A list of our favorite tips for traveling with a camera is included at the end of this blog)

The evolution of Gingerbread

Image Leave a comment December 12, 2018 Lisa LeCoump

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.

(A list of our favorite tips for traveling with a camera is included at the end of this blog)