Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

Sometimes, I read things that make my head nearly explode. Things like this: “It just seems to me that Edwards might be attracted to a woman whose mouth did something other than talk.” –Rush Limbaugh, on the motivations behind John Edward’s extra-martial affair, during the August 12 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show. But […]

For my mom’s birthday (which is today) I offered to bake her anything she liked. Always a butter cookie lover, she requested: A butter cookie that is partially dipped in chocolate. You know, like the old fashioned delicious cookies that bakeries used to make themselves before they bought them wholesale from large commercial bakeries made […]

On Monday, we received a good portion of Swiss chard in our farm share, which I don’t have very much experience with. So I was happy to find this recipe on Epicurious, adding a bit of pasta to turn it into a main meal based on Epicurious user recommendations. I very much like how healthy […]

There are a lot of steps in making the Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream — the recipe is almost as long as the name — but it wasn’t an overly difficult cake to make. (Though getting a cake to look beautiful is difficult, and I need a lot more practice before one of my cakes […]

If you live in or around Canandaigua, Pittsford, or Geneva, NY, sign up for the Fellenz Family Farm CSA next year. (In the meantime, stop by their roadside stand right now.) The quality of produce we get is phenomenal — just last night, I toted home a large bag filled with just-picked spinach, green beans, […]

A recurring compendium of serious and (mostly) frivolous thoughts bouncing through my brain at any given moment. Shane can be “First Gent”http://www.paltalk.com/marketing/media/vanksen/main.swf If digtal altering can work for Iran, why can’t it work for me? TejasShane & I are flying to San Antonio on Tuesday to visit his parents and brother. Kian & Sadie have […]

Someday, I will learn to photograph meat in a way that does not emulate a retro cookbook. Today is not the day. I can say, however, that the recipe is fantastic. The mingling of cider, maple syrup, cinnamon, and star anise with the chicken and pork ribs is irresistible. While everything roasts, the most delicious […]

Shane is a person who can eat salad for dinner. As in, that’s all he eats as his main — some greens tossed with red onions and a few tomatoes, dressed with oil and vinegar and perhaps a few hunks of goat cheese. I am not that kind of person. For me, a salad as […]

Instructables is featuring my recipe for Sweet Soy Grilled Short Ribs as part of its Top 10 BBQ Instructables round-up. Click here for the instructable or here for the recipe on this blog.

Mmmm … grilled beef, stuffed with melted blue cheese, nestled on a toasted bun loaded with tomato, lettuce, red onion, ketchup and a squirt of Dijon mustard. It’s the most flavorful, satisfying burger I’ve had in a long, long time. Enjoy and happy Independence Day! Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers (from Cooking Light) 2 (1-ounce) slices […]