Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 Slice Dice & Spice NY is an effort by Visit Finger Lakes to promote local food. They’re hosting three farmers’ market challenges in which a total of nine foodies shop their local market to find ingredients to build the Ultimate Finger Lakes Burger. Once all the events are completed, recipes & photos will be […]

What can I say about this sandwich, except NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM ? Ok, I can say a bit more: it’s perfect for summer because you don’t have to turn on the oven. It’s got a curry/mango kick. It takes advantage of all that fresh arugula that’s available right now. And it’s freakin’ delicious. […]

Happy Birthday, Sadie! Today is Sadie’s 11th Birthday. And we celebrated, at her request, with a homemade ice cream cake. Make an ice cream cake from scratch is dead simple. (Time-consuming but simple.) Basically, I followed the instructions outlined in this guide and made a few tweaks. I’d recommend watching the video before making this […]

Guess what? I’ve been tapped to compete in Slice, Dice + Spice NY‘s Ultimate Finger Lakes Burger Challenge. (YAY! And … gulp.) What’s it all about? Here’s info from the Slice, Dice + Spice site: Are you ready to watch us build the Ultimate Finger Lakes Burger? A total of nine Foodies have been selected […]

I know this is weird but, after boiling up some shrimp for dinner, I had leftovers. (There was leftover shrimp — when does *that* ever happen?) Not wanting to let shrimp go to waste (because they’re shrimp and not using them up would be a crime against both nature AND the culinary gods) I went […]

Guess what? This is post #501. What a long, strange trip it’s been… “If I were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring one food,” said Sadie, “it would be these muffins.” You will have to make them yourself to see if you agree. Black Raspberry Muffins (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated, via The […]

Thomas has nothing on me. And certainly nothing on Nicole, who developed this recipe. In the convenience of your own kitchen, you can whip up cinnamon-raisin English muffins — from scratch — in about an hour. (And most of that is sitting around, waiting for the yeast to do its thing.) Your kitchen can be […]

Try to look past the messy composition of this picture, and just stare at the deliciousness of this flank steak. Because it is frickin’ amazing. This steak comes from Bedient Farms, which I can not heap enough praise upon. I don’t know what owner Angela Bedient feeds her cows but it must be something fabulous. […]

Photo courtesy of Kanko’ One of my favorite summer drinks is iced coffee. A jolt of caffeine and a hit of sugar, mellowed by a bit of cream is the best way to start the day. The thing is that, if I buy iced coffee – from Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts or even the coffee […]

It’s summer and we need to eat ice cream. Vanilla isn’t usually my go-to flavor; I like something different, something a little more adventurous. But when making ice cream at home, for a crowd, vanilla is a flavor everybody likes. And, frankly, when vanilla ice cream turns out this well, it should be a go-to […]