Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

It’s seriously cold here (today’s high with be 12-degrees F, but the wind chill will make it seem like it’s 15 to 20 below) yet nothing would warm the cockles of my heart more than some RRC#6: Food of Love entries. (“Please, sir. Can I ‘ave some more?”) Email your entries to Please RetroRecipeChallengeATgmailDOTcom by […]

I am not becoming a vegan. I am not becoming a vegetarian. I like meat and dairy way too much. (In fact, I’m thinking about getting this t-shirt.) But maybe — once in a while — I can dabble with recipes from the veggie side. I’d wanted to make a cake using chai (inspired by […]

I don’t know why the posts’ formatting is wacky. I suspect another errant squirrel shorted out the Blogger servers. Hopefully, everything will be back to normal soon but, in the meantime, let’s pretend this is the latest in avant garde art.

Despite high member ratings, this cake is a disappointment. The cinnamon streusel is good, but it’s so scanty, it might as well not be there. (You can see it in the picture above, capping the cake, and running through the middle like a racing stripe.) The cake flavor resembles that of a biscuit, which is […]

Whether you’re shopping for that perfect box of candy (for your true love) or searching for that perfect pig’s heart (to nail to the door of your mean and horrible ex), don’t forget to stock up on ingredients for the latest Retro Recipe Challenge. The theme is “Food of Love” and full details can be […]

On Monday, I played with a Goya recipe and came up with veggie chili. Now, I am not a fan of veggie chili. I don’t usually think chili isn’t chili until it has pounds of artery clogging (yet responsibly raised) beef in it. And kidney beans? No thank you. But maybe I’m changing my tune. […]

I’m trying to eat better: more whole grains, veggies, fruit, less sugar, fat, and non-lean meats. I like to eat (is there a food blogger who doesn’t?) so I’ll frequently eat too much — especially tasty, delicious stuff, like cookies, mashed potatoes, or anything covered in melted cheddar — and then feel stuffed and nasty. […]

Vanilla Garlic is hosting a Cupcake Round-up — such a good idea! Cupcakes are so lovely: petite and beautiful, who doesn’t love a little cake topped by a swath of rich frosting and a few sprinkes? But sometimes you’re not in the mood for something light and sweet, but something a bit denser and spicy. […]

This is my second submission to Weekend Breakfast Blogging and it’s another banana recipe. What can I say? I like bananas. And the name of the recipe — “sugar spot” in reference to the little brown dots bananas get when they’re sweet and ripe — I couldn’t resist. I was hoping for something reminiscent of […]

“Oh my God, you guys! We totally saw Kelly from The Office!!!” …but I have to mention it. As Shane and I sat waiting in the JetBlue section of JFK for our flight to Cancun, a very slender, attractive Indian-American woman sat down across from us. “She looks like Mindy Kaling, ” I thought. I […]