Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

Something in the air has shifted. The leaves are changing. Roadside stands are selling pumpkins and decorative corn stalks. Yellow busses are taking tiny passengers to school. Fall is here. Though my mind feels the seasonal shift seems sudden, my body fell in step easily. It gravitates toward warm sweaters in dark colors and feels […]

Yum. Maybe I should make these for dinner tonight… On Monday night, Shane brought home a new member of the family: a Perfect Flame grill. It was too late to cook dinner on it so the following night, we pledged to test it out. Shane, having lived in Germany, has acquired a taste for all […]

It’s the end of August, and corn is cheap (well, not according to Michael Pollan). I picked up 10 ears for $2; enough to use and alter for this recipe. Shane and the kids -– especially the kids –- really enjoyed it. Sweet and creamy with a subtle cayenne kick, it really is the summer […]

Yes, the presentation is lacking. But at that point in the move, so was my ability to care. I am not a fan of Sandra Lee (aka Snadra, Puddin’ Cups, or my personal favorite, Semi-Ho). I like her 70/30 concept, where 70-percent is store-bought and 30-percent is fresh ingredients, but her execution — eccch. (Read […]

About a week ago, I got a note from the lovely Lis from La Mia Cucina inviting me to participate in La Festa al Fresco. Lis and the equally lovely Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice have created this foodie event featuring fresh summer food. Lis writes on her blog: Ivonne and I would like […]

It doesn’t get much easier than this, nor more delicious. The colors are gorgeous and flavors are perfect. As there isn’t much to this recipe, use the best ingredients available, especially when it comes to the fresh mozzarella. It should be very white, usually shaped like a ball, and packed in water. If there isn’t […]

These are something I remember vividly from my grandmother’s kitchen. We’d place them in a sandwich of fresh deli turkey and semolina bread with a touch of mayo, salt, and pepper – delicious. (Though the lack of good semolina bread around here makes me want to cry.) Italian Fried Peppers 1 pound Italian peppers, cut […]

Since there’s about an hour and a half left to Tuesday in the Eastern Standard Time zone, let’s get this show on the road: Roasting garlic is one of the easiest things that can be done in the kitchen. Slice the tip off a head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, pop in the oven, […]

Welcome to Simply Summer Week! All week long, I’ll be featuring very simple recipes taking advantage of summer’s bounty. ( God, is that marketing schmaltz, or what? Sorry.) And since it’s summer, I’ll be taking Friday off. On to the first recipe! A few years ago (actually, now that I think about it, five or […]

“In My Bar” is a feature on The Webtender. You select the ingredients on hand in your bar and Webtender spits out all the drinks you can make. One of the drinks it suggested was the Dr. Kevorkian — probably because you could be dead before you realize you’re drunk. According to the description, the […]