The last day of school in our neighbourhood means the Dawson’s annual summer launch party where guests are welcomed by Joan, Jinji and Lilli, three very gracious hostesses. It’s always a fun time for the kids with water slides, trampolines and a bouncy castle all crowded into their beautiful back yard in the center of the city. Parents are …
Pineapple Pizza with Grilled Chicken & Asparagus – Inspired by the “Primary Colors” pizza at a local restaurant, this pizza version is a delicious collision of bright flavours.
Orange Ginger Hoisin Ribs. Oven baked, tender, succulent dry rubbed ribs with an incredibly flavourful orange ginger and Hoisin sauce/glaze. I’m always willing to try new ideas for rib recipes and this one was fantastic. It uses both a dry rub and a glaze for the ribs for maximum flavour impact. I do like to let …
Crispy Sweet Spicy Sticky Wings. One thing I know from years of recipe development is that people LOVE crunchy sticky wings. This spicy version is in our TOP 3 wing recipes ever.
Curry Chicken Sliders. These easy but delicious chicken sliders are perfect finger food for parties or make them larger as incredibly tasty chicken burgers. This is an alternative way to serve the same curry chicken that I had wrapped in phyllo pastry a couple of weeks ago. These little curry chicken sliders are served on …
Chocolate Raspberry Cake with Silky Buttercream Frosting. Alternating layers of homemade chocolate cake, raspberry compote and the silky-smoothest chocolate buttercream frosting imaginable; a true celebration cake. Happy Birthday to me!! Today’s my birthday and this chocolate raspberry cake was my birthday cake of choice for 2009, simply because I can’t get enough of anything chocolate and …
Chocolate Marshmallow Whoopie Pies. A kid favourite for lunch boxes, after school snacks and birthday parties. Everyone loves the marshmallow frosting inside! Originally published Nov 2009. There are a couple of other whoopie pie recipes on this blog and this one is just a different version of the classic chocolate whoopie pie. It uses the …
Almond & Italian Parsley Pesto is great served with crusty bread as a party finger food or tossed with pasta for a delicious, bright, fresh, lunch or dinner. Here’s the recipe for this tasty pesto that many readers asked for when they saw it combined with penne pasta in the pork chop recipe earlier this …
Raspberry Vanilla Puff Pastry Ice Cream Sandwiches. With basically only 4 ingredients and using frozen puff pastry, these make ahead little desserts are ideal for parties. When I posted a preview picture of this dessert on the Rock Recipes Facebook Page I got one of the biggest responses ever in terms of the number of …
Barbecue Bacon Cheddar Sliders. A terrific way to feed the crowd at parties, cookouts, while tailgating or just for a casual pot luck dinner.