Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

Fon-don’t-know-where-the-crab-went. Last week, when Shane and the kids were away, I decided to make a fondue using some leftover crabmeat. I threw everything together, popped it in the oven and 25 minutes later, it was done. I sat down with some slices of French bread and a glass of Spanish red wine. I dipped, I […]

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 […]

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 […]

As a courtesy to you, I went through the hardship of trying out these recipes — Basil-Garlic Butter, Grilled Corn, and Doctored Baked Beans — yesterday so you might use them today. I know; such sacrifice and hardship is hard to believe. In all seriousness, I hope you’re Memorial Day is a warm and sunny […]

Garnished with a bit of green onion. I’m currently addicted to two things: LOST* and Wegman’s Veggie French Bread Pizza. I don’t have a Hawaiian production unit but I do have a kitchen, so I recreated the latter. The recognizable parts of the Wegman’s pizza are bread, mozzarella, red onions, peppers, cheddar, and margarine. With […]

See the first crab salad recipe here. Here are the flavors you’ll find at a New England Crab Shack, all heaped upon a buttered English muffin. Close your eyes, take a bite, and imagine sitting at a little café by the water. The sun beats down, but you’re shaded by an oversized yellow umbrella striped […]

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, […]

Made with locally-grown asparagus from Pederson Farms in Seneca Castle, NY. From the 4/96 issue of Bon Appétit comes this recipe for Farfalle with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Peas and Parmesan, which will hopefully qualify for Asparagus Aspirations. (Kevin mentioned a number of duplicate recipes and, let’s be honest, this one isn’t exactly novel or exotic. […]

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 […]

Grilled Sweet Onion & Tomato Salad, right, accompanied by Sweet N Spicy BBQ Glazed Pork Chops, and an ear of corn. This comes from Wegmans Menu magazine. I can’t believe how good it is: the onions’ sugars caramelize over the grill’s heat, bringing out the Vidalias’ natural sweetness. (Alone, they would be a wonderful topping […]