Recipes

Midnight Mint Chocolate Cake. A dark chocolate easy-to-make scratch cake with layers of peppermint flavoured buttercream frosting and a chocolate glaze finish.

  Pears are Spouse’s favorite fruit and desserts made with them are irresistible to her. I had a leftover pastry on hand the other day so I decided to try this cute dessert just for her, which is like a pear pie with caramel sauce. She is normally quite restrained when it comes to desserts, …

Mango Sesame Coleslaw. A very fresh, summery alternative to coleslaw with a wonderful combination of sweet and sour flavours.

I am very pleased today that one of our country-wide newspapers, The National Post, has named Rock Recipes as one of the Best Food Blogs in Canada. In a Saturday feature article today, my humble little blog was included with 10 other worthy websites as the best in the nation and the only blog east …

Strawberry Balsamic Salad with Grilled Lime Cumin Chicken and Walnuts. The marriage of healthy and delicious was never more harmonious than in this beautiful salad that is a complete meal for lunch or even dinner.

Potato Latkes, not just a side dish for dinner, these crispy potato patties can make a great addition to your weekend brunch. Especially when served with quick and easy spicy tomato compote.

Chili Lime Coconut Tilapia Spouse made this very delicious fish dish for dinner last night and I absolutely loved it. Tilapia is a great fish to bake because it holds together so well and stays moist at high cooking temperatures. This dish was inspired by my Coconut Shrimp recipe but instead of frying, I wanted …

Ham and Green Lentil Soup. A super easy and delicious way to make soup stock from a ham bone and then use it with leftover baked ham in this simple, tasty lentil soup.  This Ham and Green Lentil Soup, once more comes to you courtesy of Spouse. Spouse is a real diehard soup fan. I …

Strawberry Apple Graham Crumble. A new take on this classic type dessert with a buttery graham crumble topping. So delicious with ice cream!

Blueberry Hazelnut Baked Brie. An easy but very impressive party food idea using just a few simple ingredients and readily available frozen puff pastry sheets.