Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

An email from Mark, verbatim: It was one of those awkward social mixers at the beginning of my first semester at The University of Alabama in 1990. All the grad students were invited to the home of the one of the professors, so we could get to know each other and meet some of the […]

I can’t believe it, but the Food Network has cancelled it’s flagship show, Emeril Live. From Changing Courses at the Food Network, NYT 12/17/07: You can find chef Emeril Lagasse’s name and face all over a dozen cookbooks, 10 restaurants, lines of pots and pans, knives, Wedgwood dishes, spices, salad dressings and pasta sauces, and […]

I signed up for Facebook earlier this year and am completely addicted. Why I (and everyone else on Facebook) find updates on all my friends’ minutia so fascinating, or why writing “on walls” is fun, or why challenging each other to movie quizzes is so compelling is not something I’ve fully figured out, but I’m […]

Sometimes, a cookie is so tasty that, even though you’ve planned to blog about it, you eat all the treats before you have a chance to take pictures. These cookies fall into that category. (But Jerry let me borrow his photo — Yay, Cooking By The Seat of My Pants!) On Saturday night, we had […]

It’s a pretty wintery day here today — all the area schools have been closed (except MINE) and Shane is staying home from work, so even though I’m probably going in (let’s face it, I am) it still feels like a bit of a vacation day. A good time to play catch-up on a recipe […]

Imagine the Photoshopping I could have done with this image. This commercial drives me nuts. I’ve seen about a billion times over the past week and a half, and each time, it irks me even more. Are they selling chocolate, or are they selling a sexual fantasy involving the women in the commerical (which may […]

It’s that time again, folks: posting day for the Daring Bakers! This month, our host, Tanna of My Kitchen in Half Cups, challenged us to make Tender Potato Bread from Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid’s Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour & Tradition Around the World . Tanna gave us a lot of leeway […]

Mmm, Cinnabon™. A few weeks ago, I got an invite from Lis — did I want to join her and several other food bloggers in a live baking project? Um, yes! Lis purchased a “Top Secret” recipe for Cinnabon’s™ cinnamon rolls to compare with the results of our recent DB cinnamon roll/sticky roll challenge. After […]

Jam & Butter Thumbprints fresh from the oven. Below, you’ll find some of my favorite recipes for the holiday season. I hope you not only find them delicious, but that in making them, you can take time to relax and enjoy the season with those to whom you are near and dear. Christmas (and every […]

Here’s to a lovely Thanksgiving and the start of another holiday season! I hope you have plenty of your favorite foods to enjoy, and even more friends and family to share them with.