Laura Rebecca's Kitchen

From left to right: honeycomb clusters, plain honeycomb candy, chocolate-covered honeycomb candy. Taste & Create is a wonderful event where food bloggers are paired up and asked to choose a recipe from their partner’s blog, cook/bake it up, and post the results. The only problem occurs if one partner totally drops the ball, doesn’t see […]

If you’re lucky enough, you have an Edible publication covering the area in which you live. And now I’M pretty lucky, because Edible Finger Lakes will launching in April, celebrat[ing] the abundance of local foods in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.” But then, I’m biased because I’m writing an article for their […]

Amy Secrest’s Donut Earrings. I would love to wear these, but I’m 30 and I just feel I’m past the age of doing so. Then again, I couldn’t really see myself wearing these when I was 20, either. Besides, where would I wear them? When teaching a college course? Going food shopping? Out on a […]

A small sampling of the delicacies offered at Harrods’ Food Halls. Hey! Hi! Hello! I know it’s been a while, but I’m back from my trip to London. I was there to assist two colleagues in leading the “Media: The British Experience” course/trip- what a fabulous time! Not only did we get to check out […]

Happy New Year! OK, yes, I realize that I’m doing this on New Year’s Eve, but I’m headed off to London tomorrow very early (unofficially, I’m co-leading this trip/course) , so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading the blog in 2007 and invite you back for more in 2008! […]

Every year, the George Eastman House hosts an exhibition of Gingerbread Houses created by people all over the Rochester area. Take a look at some of the lovely creations!

The fine folks at Vosges (specifically Paige — Hi, Paige!) sent me a gorgeous Exotic Caramel Collection 18pc 2-Tier Hatbox . And, let me tell you, it knocked my socks off. The collection features two samples each of nine different caramels with flavors featuring notes of maple syrup, blood orange, peppercorn, or chile, among others. […]

I’ve been tooling around the American Science & Surplus site, which is filled with all sorts of little goodies at very resonable prices, when I came across this: Butane BeautyIt’s stylish, it’s handy, it has a slightly menacing look to it, and-truth be told-it’s a lot of fun. It’s a handheld butane torch, great for […]

I can’t believe it, but the Food Network has cancelled it’s flagship show, Emeril Live. From Changing Courses at the Food Network, NYT 12/17/07: You can find chef Emeril Lagasse’s name and face all over a dozen cookbooks, 10 restaurants, lines of pots and pans, knives, Wedgwood dishes, spices, salad dressings and pasta sauces, and […]

I signed up for Facebook earlier this year and am completely addicted. Why I (and everyone else on Facebook) find updates on all my friends’ minutia so fascinating, or why writing “on walls” is fun, or why challenging each other to movie quizzes is so compelling is not something I’ve fully figured out, but I’m […]