Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

I love, love, loooooooooove comfort food. Homemade mac-and-cheese, lasagna, meatloaf, mashed po-taters, apple cake, PB brownies, banana bread; the list goes on. I lurve them all. So pork chops with country gravy are right up my alley. Here, boneless pork chops are lightly coated in seasoned flour, pan-seared until golden brown, and then topped herbed […]

Once again, Lis from La Mia Cucina and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice have teamed up to host La Festa al Fresco. The event is a celebration of fresh, seasonal (and preferably local) ingredients. Such a good idea, no? So, armed with plenty of zucchini from my neighbors’ garden plus 2 lbs of fresh, […]

Our neighbors, Chris and Shelly, are about the nicest neighbors anyone could ask for, always ready to lend a hand. Or a vegetable — Shelly sent over two giant zucchini and an equally large summer squash on Sunday, grown in their backyard garden. The squash & ‘zuke were perfect for the Vegetable Tian recipe I’d […]

My friend Nancy & I knocked around Rochester this morning, hitting the Rochester Public Market, Charlie’s Frog Pond and Stever’s Candy. Click this link and take a look! (Photo #31 is kind of NSFW.)

Image source. I’m still shocked this is a Weight Watchers recipe: it’s casually elegant, tasty, and there’s nary a “diet substitution” in sight. I can’t say I detected the garlic or lime flavors on the beef, yet it remained tasty. And the salad is terrific, fresh and flavorful. For an added dimension of flavor, I […]

This recipe comes from Faye, a women whom Shane used to work with. Faye’s monkey bread never failed to be appreciated — and devoured — when she brought it in to work. This isn’t your typical monkey bread recipe. Faye’s recipe is closer to caramel cinnamon rolls, all grouped together for a delicious, sticky unravelling. […]

No margaritas, but we still had a good time! (If you’re wondering, I haven’t fallen off the face of the Earth; I’m just suffering from blog malaise.) Last Saturday, my friend Nancy came over for her birthday dinner. She was in the mood for citrus flavors and Mexican cuisine, so I made: Sparkling Sangria Blanca […]

Even though I’m pretty sick of seeing Rachel Ray EVERYWHERE, her recipe for easy lemon mousse is easy and pretty tasty, though a bit looser in consistency than a regular mousse. For a fresher, brighter flavor, buy a lemon or two to zest and then add the peel to the mousse (keep tasting until you’ve […]

Next time, I’ll reduce to amount of Jicama by half and increase the amount of corn by two or three. I couldn’t get enough of the taste of roasted corn in this salad — delicious! (And, yes, I left out the cilantro…) Roasted Corn, Jicama and Mango Salad4 ears fresh corn, unshucked 1 large jicama, […]

The marinade for the tilapia adds a subtle flavor. Kick things up with a healthy dose of salsa and a squirt of fresh lime juice. Grilled Fish Tacos with fresh salsa 1 pound tilapia fillets Marinade:2 tablespoons olive oil 5 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped chives/cilantro/Italian […]