Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

See those mashed potatoes? The recipe is a’comin. The day I made this recipe, it tasted pretty good. The next day, it was fantastic. So make it a day ahead, reheat, and enjoy with abandon! This recipe makes two loaves or, for a kid-friendly twist, put the mixture into 24 muffin cups. Meatloaf With Chili […]

Beef Stroganoff: delicious but not photogenic. More than any other season, autumn pulls me toward the kitchen. Maybe it’s because so many of the things I love — spiced desserts, hearty dinners, rich wines — feel synonymous with fall. Beef Stroganoff is a perfect comfort food after a long and chilly day. The beef, cut […]

It was cool and rainy yesterday, making me crave comfort food. That weather also makes me feel kind of lazy, so while I wanted lasagna for dinner, I couldn’t bear the thought of finger-wiping noodles (to rid them of excess water) and laying them in a pan, alternating the direction of each layer. So I […]

[Note: if you’re just interested in the recipe, skip down a several paragraphs. This one’s got quite the preamble.] Here’s a dirty little secret: I’m obsessed with P.F. Chang’s Orange Peel Shrimp. Love, love, looove it. I love it so much that I can almost forget that: The only P.F. Chang’s around is attached to […]

In the Northern Hemisphere, summer is upon us. Get your ass outside, build a big fire, and grill some meat. This is The Martha’s recipe. She offers so many good things to eat, like this marinated flank steak. (Your marshmallows, Martha, I could do without.) I completely forgot to make the sauce, seasoning the final […]

Sometimes you have such high hopes for a meal. You go to the store, carefully select your ingredients, get home, set up your mise en place, and cook. And then, when everything is in front of you, and you take your first bite – well sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it’s not, and some it’s […]

Photo-illustration courtesy of Google Image Search. I forgot to take a picture of our corned beef dinner before we ate it. Oops. While St. Patrick’s Day was this past Friday, we ate corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes today. (We had friends over for dinner on Friday who don’t eat beef, so I baked up some […]