Laura's Cooking Journal

I snack on edamame all the time--they are just so tasty and poppable, not to mention full of fiber and protein. For a full lunchtime tre...

One of my favorite cookies ever (and an honored pantry standby!) is the Brown Sugar Cookie . The rich butter-sugar-caramel is addictive. ...

I've been less and less satisfied with the pie crusts I've been producing. They've been getting more and more complicated to p...

I adapted this recipe from a few sources ( Miliken and Feniger's recipe at FoodNetwork.com, Kathy Maister's recipe at Startcooking...

Brownies should taste like chocolate. This should not be a revolutionary concept, and yet, some 50-odd years since they created the boxed b...

Honestly, I'm slightly embarrassed to post this one. I hadn't planned to--hence no photos, since I don't have my camera availabl...

This is the gateway drug for cooking fish. This is the easiest, least scary recipe I have ever come across, and the results are delicious. (...