Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

I look forward to the holidays each year — baking, listening to Christmas carols, sending out holiday cards — but I also find them stressful. The over-crowded malls, the bleeding of money, the desire to get everything just right; sometimes it’s just too much. And that’s when a visit with Johnny Walker comes in handy. […]

This is it folks; we’re down to the wire! Get your Retro Fall Favorites into the RRC#4: Fall Favorites by today at 11:59pm. I’m aiming to post the round-up on Thursday, but I think that’s a bit ambitious — definately by Friday, though. I’ll also be announcing the RRC#5 … are you dying with anticipation?!?!? […]

Anytime I’ve ever made pecan pie, I’ve just used the recipe on the back of the Karo Corn Syrup bottle. It’s simple, it’s fast, and it’s delicious. Shane was sick this weekend and requested a pecan pie (chicken soup too, but the pie took higher importance). I wanted to branch out, and found this recipe […]

Tasty little buggers. Essentially, these were a vehicle to try out a bag of Nestle Chocolatier 62-percent Cacao bittersweet chocolate morsels. Shane and I tasted them along with Ghirardelli’s 60-precent Cacao bittersweet chips. Alone on the tongue, I preferred the Nestle (!!!) but in baking, the Ghirardelli still has my heart (and palate). (Shane liked […]

I woke up this morning in a bit of a panic: Thanksgiving is next week! What will I make? ACK! Help me out, guys! Get your Retro Fall Favorites into the RRC#4: Fall Favorites by this Wednesday, November 15, at 11:59pm and give me and everybody hosting T-Day some ideas. ‘Cause Turkey ala King ain’t […]

The promo from Twinkie Chan’s MySpace site for her latest auction. I’m a bit obsessed with Twinkie Chan ‘s work (here too) right now after seeing some of her cupcake pins on eBay. Last time I checked, the bidding pushed the price to $40+; her scarves were in the $200-$300 range (I think). Her stuff […]

UPDATED! See below! I love butternut squash, but don’t think I’ve ever mashed it before. Aside from being exceedingly simple, it has a lovely flavor — particularly if you enhance it with salt, pepper, and butter. It’s also very good for you: 1 cup of squash cubes has only 60 calories and no fat (of […]

Mmm, porky. Homer: Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Lisa honey, are you saying you’re *never* going to eat any animal again? What about bacon? Lisa: No.Homer: Ham? Lisa: No.Homer: Pork chops? Lisa: Dad! Those all come from the same animal!Homer: [Chuckles] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal. — This is […]

Retro Recipe Challenge #4 — Fall Favorites Deadline: 11:50pm EST Wednesday, November 15 How to put this delicately … sometimes in a woman’s life — or should I say month — she craves some high-fat, low-in-pretention food. With no one to answer to except a pet, a kick-ass cable package, and a long historical tell-all, […]

A big THANK YOU to Emily, who not only got her RRC#4 entry in early (as did Kirsten — thank you ladies!) but tipped me off to a NYT article featuring retro cookbooks. Take a look and check BugMeNot.com for log in details.