Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

These recipes come from Gourmet’s “Everyday Meals,” a cookbook that accompanies a Gourmet subscription. I don’t usually think of myself as ditzy, yet lately, all evidence points to the contrary. There were supposed to be scallions — diagonally cut for maximum effect — with the pork chops and, although I know I put them in […]

Mmm, mmm good. This recipe was a challenge. I wanted to create something that would be eligible for the next Sugar High Friday; this month’s theme requires that all desserts incorporate liquor into the recipe. My initial thought was baba rhum. But then I read Chandra’s instructions: “let’s try to stay away from the ever […]

You can tell by the color that these lack a deep chocolate flavor. I bought The Clueless Gourmet cookbook several years ago and, soon after purchasing it, made its brownies more a number of times. And then, for whatever reason, never made them again. When I want a brownie now, I just doctor a very […]

Sissy William’s recipe for Sweet Potato aux Peeps sparked the idea for both this recipe and its French title* (food sounds so much better in French). I love the caramel-like sweetness baking releases in sweet potatoes, so to play that up, I added good amounts of brown sugar (3/4 cup) and butter (6 Tbsp.) to […]

This recipe comes from the back of a package of Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns. It’s listed on the site and yet, when you click on the link, it just takes you to an all-purpose recipe page. Very wonky. I’m posting it here (slightly adapted) because it’s very easy to make and very tasty to […]

My attempt at food styling & photography. I love potlucks, if for no other reason than they give me an excuse to try out recipes. (The massive quantities of food don’t hurt either. Of course, for every well-made Italian Wedding Soup, there’s a hot dog helper being forced down unsuspecting throats. ) For today’s lunch, […]

Yesterday, I picked up the red Peeps exclusive to Target. While there, I took some photos before making my way to Kmart. (I went to Pier 1 as well but there was very little food to photograph.) Resting comfortably at home. At Target: the Peeps shrine. Plush Peeps: now you can play with them without […]

A petite Peeps serving. A plethora of Peeps. WARNING: If you don’t like your sweets super-sweet and neon-colored, don’t make this. Instead, have some melba toast and a cup of sugarless tea while looking at some other recipes. Doug over at Cooking With Peeps suggested his Peeps on the Lawn dessert salad to use up […]

A Note From Your Webhost: Even though my husband, Shane, was an air force brat, he identifies Texas as his home. He was born there and, before moving to Upstate NY, spent the longest part of his life there. His parents live in San Antonio as does his brother and sister-in-law. I am from New […]