Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

I know June isn’t synonymous with banana bread but, as I reached to grab some sherbet from the freezer last night, several bananas-on-ice stared back at me, asking, “When are you going to use us up?” Well, fine: ask and ye shall receive. I’ve baked this recipe before, with fantastic results, but I wanted to […]

You know how some food bloggers parlay their work into cookbooks? Or become food writers or food photographers. Or pursue a full-time career in the culinary arts. Not me. This little blog, which I have woefully neglected lately, has not gotten me a food-related job. But it has helped me get a web-related job. Three […]

Another recipe from blog favorite, Mark Pescatore: This is an OLD recipe, one my family has been since before I was born, a gem from a cookbook from yesteryear. Understand that this is a cookie that tastes better a day after you make it. When you pop one in your mouth fresh out of the […]

When I asked the kids last week what kind of cookie they’d want for Christmas if they could have only one kind, Sadie said, “Lace cookies.” Kian said, “Snickerdoodles.” My goal was to find out what cookies they really, really loved, so that we could all make, and enjoy, those cookies together. Lace cookies are […]

Almost a year ago, I came upon this recipe for Chocolate Bread. Why did it take me so long to bake it? God only knows. But I finally did, and it was worth the wait. While the final product is supposed to be have a “feathery yet rich texture,” mine was denser, with a tighter […]

Our host for this month’s challenge is Rosa of Rosa’s Yummy Yums. In honor of Sher, who was to be her co-host for this month, Rosa went with Sher’s challenge idea: Peter Reinhart’s basic pizza dough. I had a lot of fun with this challenge. Shane, my friend Nancy and I gathered in the kitchen […]

I’m a leeeetle behind on posting this recipe. You see, Chris and Shelly, our next-door neighbors, invited Shane and I for a backyard celebration. Excellent cooks in their own right, they had a full menu planned for their event, so I needed to find something I could bring that wouldn’t interfere with thier impressive spread. […]

I can’t believe that the tastiest banana bread I’ve had in a long, long time — possibly ever — is low in fat. But it is. It’s moist, it’s sweet, it’s packed with banana flavor. It’s wonderful! Low-Fat Banana Bread (adapted) 2 large eggs3/4 cup sugar1 cup smashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)1/3 cup fat […]

You can make baked chips with lots of kinds of potatoes, but aren’t Adirondack blue potato chips fun? The chips taste best, whether blue or of a”regular” hue, when hot from the oven. But you’ll still want to chow down on them when they cool down — if they last that long. Baked Potato Chips […]

Our DB hosts this month, Shel of Musings from the Fishbowl and Natalie of Gluten A Go Go, challenged us to make lavash, a type of flatbread, and a vegan dip of our choosing. Although we were given the option of baking the lavash without gluten, I went for gluten. The recipe came together fairly […]