Rock Recipes - The Best Food & Photos from my family kitchen in St. John's, Newfoundland - over 1600 fantastic family friendly home cooking and baking recipes for everyday life. From quick and easy weekday dinners to Slow cooked Sundays, indulgent desserts and new entertaining ideas, Rock Recipes is your one stop place to get all the cooking and baking inspiration you need.

Pear Crumble with Walnuts

September 9, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons 1 Comment

Pear Crumble with Walnuts – a delicious twist on an apple crumble using another favourite fall fruit and toasty walnut flavour too.

Almond Plum Cake

September 6, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons 2 Comments

Almond Plum Cake – a quick & easy upside down cake made with an almond cake batter and sweet seasonal plums. Delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream!

Red Cabbage Coleslaw

September 4, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons 2 Comments

Red Cabbage Coleslaw mixes a great combination of flavours from sweet veggies and golden raisins into a delicious, versatile side dish. This Red Cabbage Coleslaw was one Spouse and I put together last week when we had the family around for a Cold Plate lunch. It was a bit of a non-traditional version because I had…

No Bake Cheesecake with Roasted Peach Jam

September 3, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons Leave a Comment

No Bake Cheesecake with Roasted Peach Jam – an easy to make vanilla no bake cheesecake, topped with incredibly flavourful roasted peach jam.

Barbecue Spice Pork Burger with Maple Bacon

September 2, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

Barbecue Spice Pork Burger with Maple Bacon on Wonder™ Ballpark Classics Hamburger Buns. Spiced pork grilled to juicy perfection, served with maple bacon and an optional flavour kick from garlic chili mayo.

Nanaimo Bars – building a better version.

August 25, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

Nanaimo Bars – building a better version. Try this revamped version of the classic Canadian treat with a more substantial base layer and an improved filling.

Classic After School Cookies Collection

August 16, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

Classic After School Cookies Collection – 10 of our best grab & go cookie recipes from the past 10 years on RockRecipes.com. Includes several classic cookies, a local favourite, a gluten free cookie everyone loves, and an iconic British cookie treat too!

Lemon Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Partridgeberries

August 15, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

Lemon Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Partridgeberries – a good basic sour cream coffee cake recipe to which you can add berries and citrus zest for different flavour combinations.

Steak Bacon Walnut Blue Cheese Caesar Salad

August 8, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

Steak Bacon Walnut Blue Cheese Caesar Salad – a bold collision of flavours and textures in an outstanding dinner salad that’s a complete meal in itself.

White Chocolate Cheesecake Trifle with Summer Fruit

August 6, 2017 By Barry C. Parsons

White Chocolate Cheesecake Trifle with Summer Fruit. Cubes of light as air sponge cake soaked with cherry brandy, then layered with a creamy white chocolate cheesecake mousse and luscious summer fruits & berries. Trifles are no strangers to our dining room table nor to the pages of this blog either. There’s even one in my latest…