Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

I find the 50s fascinating. Not having lived through them, however, my knowledge of the era comes largely through the hazy glow of TV reruns. I love all of it: the dreams of space, the modernization of food, the clothing that was “just so” – it’s surreal. The 50s emulate that wholesome everything-is-fine-and-dandy ideal, but […]

Photo courtesy of Betty Crocker. I’m pretty much in love with anything kitschy (as if that weren’t blatantly obvious). But sometimes irony crosses over into true infatuation, and that’s how I explain my tremendous crush on Tom Selleck, star of Magnum P.I., Quigly Down Under, and most recently, Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise (which he […]

Taking a page from Very Good Things, I made a batch of peanut butter cup brownies. Although I love Alicat/Paula Dean’s idea of Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes, I was too lazy to actually fill up individual cupcake tins. Which, when you think about it, is seriously lazy. Instead, I lined a 13×9-inch pan with aluminum […]

On Friday evening, Shane & I officially put our house up for sale. A few hours later, we had two separate parties asking to see the house the next day. Saturday morning, Shane ran around like a chicken with its head cut off cleaning the house, taking stuff to storage, etc., etc., where I was […]

Last fall, Carolyn and I compiled and edited a charity cookbook. We asked parish members to submit their favorite recipes, had the Sunday School kids draw illustrations, pulled it all together in Publisher, printed and assembled it in-house, and sold it for $3 a pop. When we started, we weren’t really sure if A) anyone […]

This recipe is based on Martha Stewart’s Outrageous Chocolate Cookies. They’re amazingly good — the kind of recipe you make to enthrall other people with your baking prowess. The recipe popped into my mind after trying Green & Black’s white chocolate. I don’t like white chocolate but, after getting a rave review on Candy Blog, […]

The cake isn’t actually levitating; it’s just on a cooling rack. But it would be cool if it had metaphysical powers. I love Everyday Food; it’s my current favorite foodie mag. I especially love their “Sweet Favorites” section, which features reader submitted favorite dessert recipes.I had a sweet craving after dinner last night, so I […]

There is something about this cake that demands it be eaten along with a good cup of tea. As it is served in the Tea & Sympathy teashop, that makes a lot of sense. It is amazingly delicious. The inside is sticky and soft, packed with sweetness and ginger spiciness. The edges are firmer (though […]

For the third Hay, Hay, It’s Donna Day! the challenge was to make cookies having two colors and two flavors – a very good challenge. My choice, Caramel-Filled Biscuits with added chocolate, unfortunately, did not come out to my liking. Here’s my gripe: the cookie is buttery, sandy, and soft – like a tender shortbread. […]

(Check out Retro Recipe Challenge #1!) Another ginger recipe, adapted from our foodie lord and savior’s website: Martha Stewart.com There, MS has a recipe for Nectarine Ginger Buttermilk Ice Cream but since nectarines aren’t in season, I substituted mangoes. This was a very easy recipe to make — made all the more easy with assistance […]