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.

Bakeapple Cheesecake

November 6, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons 21 Comments

Bakeapple Cheesecake. Bakeapple is the Newfoundland word for Cloudberry, a deliciously intense northern berry that makes for an amazing topping on a creamy vanilla cheesecake.

Marshmallow Roll Cookies. Easy, no-bake & freezer friendly!

October 23, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons 29 Comments

Marshmallow Roll Cookies. Easy, no-bake & freezer friendly! These cookie confections will be popular with all ages, especially around the Christmas season.

Maple Brown Sugar Apples for Toutons, Pancakes or Waffles

October 19, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons 2 Comments

Maple Brown Sugar Apples close up photo shown with toutons

Maple Brown Sugar Apples for Toutons, Pancakes or Waffles. We love these on toutons at our house as a Canadian twist on a Newfoundland favourite.

Easy Orange Balsamic Chicken

October 17, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons 6 Comments

Easy Orange Balsamic Chicken. The marinade does double duty in this recipe; it’s also used as the base for the sticky glaze that gets brushed on the roast chicken pieces.

Apple Crumble Cookies

October 12, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons

Apple Crumble Cookies – imagine a crispy edged, chewy centred oatmeal cookie with the added flavour of a fragrantly spiced apple crumble; just addictive.

Perfect Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 10, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. These cookies are the perfect combination of chewy and crispy with the added wholesome deliciousness of oatmeal and of course a little chocolate indulgence too.

Stuffed Chicken Thighs with Prosciutto Mozzarella and Quick Tomato Sauce showing cheese melted at centre.

Stuffed Chicken Thighs with Mozzarella Prosciutto & Quick Tomato Sauce

September 25, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons

Stuffed Chicken Thighs with Mozzarella Prosciutto & Quick Tomato Sauce. Easy enough for a delicious family dinner but fancy enough to serve at your next dinner party too.

Sunken Grape Almond Cake

September 5, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons

Sunken Grape Almond Cake. A rich, buttery almond cake with pops of sweet tart flavour from the little grapes that get baked right inside. A beautiful addition to your weekend brunch.

Steak Tomato and Smoked Paprika Soup

September 4, 2018 By Barry C. Parsons

Steak Tomato and Smoked Paprika Soup. A terrifically tasty way to use leftover grilled steak but well worth cooking steak especially for this hearty soup.