Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

For those interested, here’s a brief run-down of what’s been going on: We were supposed to close on the house we’re selling and the house we’re buying yesterday. On Monday, three days before this was scheduled to occur, we were told that wasn’t going to happen. Everyone — the lawyers, the realtors, the mortgage company– […]

From the Calgary Sun: July 29, 2006Small beef over cow delay –Minimal impact expected after U.S. postpones lifting ban on older cattle By TODD SAELHOF The latest U.S. beef over mad cow disease in Canada has delayed the border reopening but only temporarily, say cattle experts. National agencies, including the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), insisted […]

Map courtesy of The Atlas of Popular Culture in the Northeastern United States. My day job (one of them) is teaching Media and Communications at two colleges; this fall, I’ll be teaching Business Communications, Journalism I, and Introduction to Mass Communications. I have a B.A. in Communication Arts and an M.A. in Media Ecology; on […]

“If you let me back in the house, I promise I won’t bite the neighbor that’s helping you move. Well … not hard, anyway.” Thanks to Cate at Sweetnicks for hosting.

Adapted Mexican Meat-zza made with Quorn grounds. I cooked up an adapted version of Rachael Ray’s Mexican Meat-zza last night using Quorn Grounds, a vegatarian alternative to beef. It comes in 12 oz. packages and, according to the manufacturer, can be “sauté[d], bake[d], or microwave[d …] as you would ground beef or other similar meatless […]

From Reuters, 6/20/06: USDA to reduce mad cow testing program by 90 pct WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will scale down its mad cow surveillance program by 90 percent to reflect a smaller presence of the disease in the United States, but reduced testing should not slow efforts to reopen a foreign markets to […]

From Tim Karr, SavetheInternet.com: Dear SavetheInternet.com blogger, Net neutrality supporters are gearing up against a Senate vote on Sen. Ted “The Internet is a Series of Tubes” Stevens‘ telecommunications bill (S 2686). This bad bill fails to protect Net Neutrality. To preserve Internet freedom, we need to be sure that this bill gets overhauled or […]

You know those PBS fundraising drives the stations run twice a year? The hosts get increasingly desperate towards the end of the drive. They get pushy and sweaty and start offering totebags. Especially when their goal is $5,000,000 and they’ve raised about $500. I feel their pain. This carnival has been up for a month […]

Breakfast on the run (balanced on my leg) from Amy’s Bread. It’s been quite a week. We visited the Empire State Building, American Girl Place, Build-a-Bear, Cole Haan, Toys R Us, the Liberty Science Center (sailing past the Statue of Liberty on the way), the NY Hall of Science, the old World’s Fair grounds, Coney […]

We’re down to the wire folks! Get in your entries for the RRC#2 — theme: outdoor wingdings — by this Wednesday at 11:59pm EST!!! Full details here; email your submissions and/or questions to LauraRebeccasKitchen@gmail.com. *** Now for your inspiration and viewing pleasure, some retro food art courtesy of MoMA: Still Life #30 by Tom Wesselman, […]