Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

Ah! Fudge. Sadie the stepdaughter sampling sweets. Read the recipe here. Two things about fudge: 1) it’s notoriously difficult to make 2) I’ve never made it before. Recipe … for disaster! (Cue musical sting.) But this month’s Martha Stewart Living, which calls like a culinary siren,had a fudge recipe replete with “money shots”: a pile […]

There are recipes everyone loves, and there are recipes that loved by only a few. This may be the latter. You’ll have to judge for yourself. My dad’s mother – my “Me-ma” – came over from Italy in the first half of the 20th century. She was a fabulous cook; Sunday dinners were always replete […]

In the pan and on the plate. Spicy Banana Bread2 cups flour1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/4 tsp. nutmeg1/4 tsp. cloves1/2 cup unsalted butter1 cup sugar2 eggs1 cup mashed bananas1/4 cup orange juice1 cup chopped walnuts1 tsp. vanilla Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Soften butter to […]

TIP: Cutting angel food with a regular knife will squash the cake. If you don’t have an angel food cake comb (above) saw through it with unflavored dental floss. This recipe comes from Creighton, the 12 year old daughter of two good friends. She has made this — by herself — on several occasions. In […]

With and without chocolate. Everyone loves these cookies; make them and people will genuflect before you. They bake up very thin and crisp but after a day or so, they soften up and become chewy (which is how I prefer them). They have very little flour in them but lots of butter and sugar, which […]

This recipe comes from the March issue of Everyday Food (and is very similar to CDKitchen’s version. I made these last weekend for a potluck dinner and they were devoured. Rich, chewy, and chocolately, more than one person asked for the recipe. The recipe calls for pecans and semi-sweet chocolate, which I substituted for walnuts […]

It’s pretty but looks can be deceiving. Back to the drawing board. I woke on Sunday morning unusually motivated. Not only did I want to take the whole family (including the dog) for a walk by the lake but I got it into my head to make cupcakes. Since Lazy Sunday has been rattling around […]