Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

God, I’d forgotten how much I love these. Somehow, they’re bitter and sweet, creamy but not thick. I will be attacking these tomorrow. Mashed Turnips & Carrots2 turnips, peeled and cubed6 large carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks3 – 4 Tbsp butterSalt to tasteA splash of milk Place turnips and carrots in a large […]

There’s a little bit of a story behind this: a few years ago, I was eating lunch at a church pot-luck. Pot-lucks are not know for culinary excellence. But there was one gem among the casseroles: a bowl of mashed potatoes. I fwaped some on my paper plate, and settled in among everyone else to […]

UPDATED! See below! I love butternut squash, but don’t think I’ve ever mashed it before. Aside from being exceedingly simple, it has a lovely flavor — particularly if you enhance it with salt, pepper, and butter. It’s also very good for you: 1 cup of squash cubes has only 60 calories and no fat (of […]

Retro Recipe Challenge #4 — Fall Favorites Deadline: 11:50pm EST Wednesday, November 15 How to put this delicately … sometimes in a woman’s life — or should I say month — she craves some high-fat, low-in-pretention food. With no one to answer to except a pet, a kick-ass cable package, and a long historical tell-all, […]

At left, buttermilk mashed potatoes accompanied with meatloaf and veggies. The word “buttermilk” in a recipe always sucks me in. Buttermilk pancakes? Yep. Buttermilk. Buttermilk fried chicken? Yes, please. Buttermilk mashed potatoes? Definately! Unfortunately, these are good but not as good as I expected them to be. They’re a bit creamier than regular milk would […]

They started out in neat rows, but as I didn’t have a turkey baster, I gently flipped them while baking. If you have a type A personality like me, it should come as no surprise that I’m already testing out recipes for Thanksgiving. It looks like a small one this year — just us and […]

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, […]

Photo courtesy of CookingLight.com. Our good friends Ken and Andrea invited us to dinner last night. We had grilled shrimp with a fruit salsa; Andrea had found the recipe in the June issue of Cooking Light. (Lis, I thought of you!) Andrea and I did the prep work — basically lots of chopping — and […]