Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

Oooh, baby. Let’s eat like we’ve never heard of heart disease. When I pulled this out of the oven, Shane was looking over my shoulder. “Is that a retro recipe?” he asked. Well no, not technically. But definitely in spirit. The recipe is adapted from one in Rotisserie Chickens to the Rescue! published in 2003, […]

I have a problem with this recipe. It’s a shame too, because there are so many great things going for it. The flavor is great. There’s a lovely tang from the lemon juice and zest, providing a nice contrast to the cinnamon sugar-dusted, in-season nectarines. It’s dead easy to whip up and the recipe seems […]

[Note: if you’re just interested in the recipe, skip down a several paragraphs. This one’s got quite the preamble.] Here’s a dirty little secret: I’m obsessed with P.F. Chang’s Orange Peel Shrimp. Love, love, looove it. I love it so much that I can almost forget that: The only P.F. Chang’s around is attached to […]

“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 […]

What better way to celebrate a new blog design than with a granola? Huh? Huh? How? OK. I know I’m reaching. Granola isn’t that exciting. But my house is packed up for the move and I was in the mood for granola. Not having much on hand, I looked for a very paired down recipe. […]

There are few Cosby-related items I remember vividly from childhood: Fat Albert, watched in the afternoon on FOX 5. (The Brown Hornet: a tv show within a tv show. So meta!) The Cosby Show, with Claire Huxtable as perfection in an 80s power suit. (Pretty! Smart! Sophisticated! Did I mention pretty?) Chocolate Jell-o Pudding Pops; […]

Happy birthday kid. Moving has turned me into a horrible bitch goddess . (Well, all right, not that alone — there was always a natural tendency.) Packing is boring, cleaning is tedious, waiting on mortgages is nervewracking, bleeding money is horrifying. For the past two weeks, my inclination is to bury myself in a den […]

I pulled this recipe from Epicurious.com for Saturday night. The kids did love them, as did Shane. I thought they were kind of bland (missing beef, I guess) nor did I care for the breadcrumbs, though no one else seemed to notice them. It’s not a horrible burger, just boring (note the amount of toppings […]

Lemon blueberry bundt, with fresh bluberries and lemon zest tucked in the center. Last Friday, Carolyn invited a slew of people over for a hot dog cookout (really a weenie roast – so retro!). Armed with portable chairs, we sat in her backyard and ate, overlooking her chickens, ducks, and the wheat (?) field beyond […]

Sometimes, you want something good to eat but can’t muster the energy to do much of anything (much less photograph it for a blog entry). Hence, Slacker’s Shepherd Pie. Assemble, bake, and eat while laying on the couch, watching a stupid movie. Shepherd Pie (from Real Simple magazine)1 1/2 pounds ground turkey1 1.2-ounce package chicken […]