Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

This is an adapted Everyday Food recipe and, I must say, it’s a very nice winter meal that comes together fairly quickly. (It’s also the first recipe I cooked using my new toy — a non-enameled Chefmate Dutch Oven. Only $25!) The recipe calls for lima beans (yeeccch) and Worcestershire sauce (none in the house) […]

Another day, another trip around the world for Sadie’s class. This time, they’re “visiting” Spain, so I baked up a batch of Polvornes. Essentially, these galletas are Mexican Wedding Cookies sans nuts (read more about this type of cookie here). I’m not really a fan of Mexican Wedding Cookies — too buttery — but I […]

Our house. Looking down the street. My car in the driveway, buried in a snowdrift. Outside, there is 16 inches of snow on the ground. It’s getting deeper each hour. The sky is grey, the wind is cold, and the snowflakes keep falling. It’s the perfect day to cuddle up with a good book and […]

I don’t know how this bottle of dried lavender got into my cabinet, but it needed to be put to good use. And, as the snow continues to swirl, and the temperatures continue to dip, I needed to remind myself of seasons — warmer, sunnier seasons — that aren’t winter. So I found a recipe […]

This is not a low calorie recipe. Monday night had me craving chocolate and peanut butter. If I could have snorted it, or taken it intravenously, I — I would have looked for another option. The point is, I really wanted some peanut butter in my chocolate. And I found it in here, substituting a […]

I am not becoming a vegan. I am not becoming a vegetarian. I like meat and dairy way too much. (In fact, I’m thinking about getting this t-shirt.) But maybe — once in a while — I can dabble with recipes from the veggie side. I’d wanted to make a cake using chai (inspired by […]

On Monday, I played with a Goya recipe and came up with veggie chili. Now, I am not a fan of veggie chili. I don’t usually think chili isn’t chili until it has pounds of artery clogging (yet responsibly raised) beef in it. And kidney beans? No thank you. But maybe I’m changing my tune. […]

We had some friends over before we left for Mexico and, overall, I was pleased with this recipe from Everyday Food. The sharp, peppery bite of arugula is set off by the lemon vinagarette and salty parmesean shavings. And the cherry tomatoes — well, a bite into a good tomato is like a bite into […]

Ready for their date with a cup of tea. Sadie’s class is exploring the world again, and this week, it was her group’s turn to present on France. Her portion of the presentation was on food — can you imagine a better topic for France? Being in third grade, however, she didn’t focus on coq […]

Fresh out of the oven. Buttery and sweet, these are lovely holiday cookies. The best part, however, is the dollop of jam in the middle. Next time, I’ll make bigger thumbprints to fit in more jam! Butter and Jam Thumbprints 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 3/4 cup […]