Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

From “The Vegetable-Industrial Complex” by Michael Pollan, published 10/15/06 in The New York Times: Soon after the news broke last month that nearly 200 Americans in 26 states had been sickened by eating packaged spinach contaminated with E. coli, I received a rather coldblooded e-mail message from a friend in the food business. “I have […]

Sadie’s class is traveling around the world — not literally; public school systems rarely have that kind of money… Groups of four to five kids are assigned a country, research their given topic (flora/fauna, food, culture, etc.), and present their work to the class. On Friday, the class is exploring Australia. For the food portion, […]

“Cupcake” by Karen Fincannon. Rachel is hosting a cupcake swap over at Food Maven. Check it out and sign up!

Our mission: to explore recipes first published in the year of one’s birth – or at least, in a year within five of one’s birth. Our guides: Mr. Peabody and his boy, Sherman, ready to take us on a culinary tour of the 20th century. Mr. Peabody: Sherman, set the Waybac Machine for 1987. Sherman: […]

It’s that time of year again. There’s a crispness in the air. Apples and pumpkins are in season. The coats, gloves, and scarves emerge from storage. There’s Halloween AND Thanksgiving to celebrate. It’s fall and it’s wonderful. Retro Recipe Challenge #4 is all about Fall Favorites. Go on the hunt for old recipes that work […]

Retro Recipe Challenge #3 Deadline: Sunday, October 15 at 11:59pm. If you’ve ever set foot inside a bookstore in New York State, chances are you’ve spotted this iconic book: First published in 1981, Applehood & Motherpie: Handpicked recipes from Upstate New York is a collection of recipes put out by the Junior League of Rochester. […]

The Abner Adams House B & B, located in Bloomfield, NY. Shane’s birthday and my birthday are just a day apart (October 12 and 11, respectively) and our anniversary is on Shane’s birthday. So October is always festive for us and this year, we chose to celebrate our “banniversary” (Shane’s invention, which is a little […]

At this very moment, the Retro Recipe Challenge #3 link is the most popular one on Sticky Date. Yay! I love that! If you’re looking for the rules or some resources to find recipes, please click here. Once you’ve cooked something up, send your posting to RetroRecipeChallengeATgmailDOTcom by this Sunday at 11:59 EST .

Retro Recipe Challenge Deadline: Sunday, October 15 11:59 EST!!! This is another Maglieri cake. This is another cake recipe taken from Peter Kump’s Cooking School Cake Baking packet. This is another delicious cake with texture issues. The coconut flavor is lovely and brightened by hits of lemon. The frosting is very rich from its coconut […]

This recipe comes from the Peter Kump’s Cooking School Cake Baking Course Pack. The cakes are developed largely by Nick Malgieri. Maybe it’s my technique but every time I make one of his cakes, the texture is a bit off. The flavor is great, but the texture is not. Same problem with this cake. It’s […]