The Top 25 Rock Recipes from the past 15 years.
Originally published Sept 2022.
This week marked the 15th Anniversary of Rock Recipes and to mark the milestone, I’m sharing the Top 25 Rock Recipes ever.
On this day back in 2007 I started posting some of my favourite recipes and some by request from family and friends who had tried them. Rock Recipes began as a way to bring a small taste of home to mostly those I knew who had moved to the mainland from The Rock over the years.
Many of the original recipes concentrated on The Newfoundland theme with local ingredients. Soon however, I was sharing practically everything that we made in our kitchen, including new culinary explorations and experiments.
People must have liked it because even more started to follow my blog.
Recipes to date. Top 25 Rock Recipes now updated to top 50.
To date we have posted over 1800 recipes and photos, we have over 700,000 followers on various social media platforms. We have welcomed millions of individual visitors to the site, many of whom have returned more times than they can count.
Next month starts a new chapter in the story of Rock Recipes when my first cookbook is published by Breakwater Books. (Update 2022 now 5books published!)
None of that would have been possible without the loyal followers of this blog and those who, every day, continue to discover and support Rock Recipes. Thanks so much to you all.
To celebrate
In honour of the occasion, I have taken the time to troll through the website statistics and bring you the TOP 25 Rock Recipes from the last 15 years. Many of you will know them well and many more are sure to find something new and delicious to try from among them.
Enjoy! Top 25 Rock Recipes.
Top 25 Rock Recipes
The most visited recipes from our 15 years online.
Copycat KFC? Is the "leaked" recipe the real deal? We put the recipe from the now famous Chicago Tribune article to the test and here's what we found!
Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken Breasts - with over 2 Million views, this super crunchy double dipped chicken breast recipe with an easy honey garlic sauce is our most popular recipe ever.
The Best Classic Canadian Butter Tarts - there's a reason why we have a national obsession with these sweet, buttery, caramel-y tarts. I've sampled them in many places across the country and this thick pastry version is my favorite. Don't do the raisin debate, just leave them out if they are not your thing. Everyone should be able to enjoy them as they like them.
Boneless skinless chicken Breasts quickly baked in an intensely flavoured honey, garlic and Dijon mustard glaze.
Super Easy Lemon Bars. New & improved with a deeper lemon layer. Using only 5 simple ingredients & a very quick preparation time, this is the easiest & best lemon bars recipe I've ever tried in almost 40 years of baking.
The Best Pecan Pie Bars - this easy recipe includes a simple shortbread bottom and a one bowl mix and pour topping.
Developed from an outstanding Red Velvet Cake recipe, this lemon cake is a perfectly moist and tender crumbed cake with a lemony buttercream frosting. An ideal birthday cake for the lemon lover in your life.
Yogurt Flatbreads. A quick easy recipe for light, fluffy delicious flatbreads using 2 basic ingredients, that you can make in mere minutes.
Super Easy Lime Bars. Using only 5 simple ingredients and a very quick preparation time, these refreshing lime bars are based on easiest and best lemon bar recipe I've ever tried in almost 40 years of baking.
Perfect Sticky Toffee Pudding - The best version of the classic British dessert that I've ever tried.
Peri Peri Sauce should be garlicy, spicy, lemony, tangy and utterly addictive. This bright, fresh, fully-flavoured version hits all the right notes.
Honey Soy Chicken Breasts - one of the most popular chicken dishes ever on Rock Recipes, these breasts bake up to shiny, deliciously honey soy glazed perfection.
Super Crispy Fish and Chips - after years of experimenting I've perfected my homemade version of fish and chips that uses part rice flour in the batter recipe for guaranteed crunch.
The Best Homemade White Bread - nothing says home baked comfort food goodness like a perfectly baked crusty loaf of homemade bread, fresh from the oven. This recipe is well over 40 years old and turns put perfectly every time.
Moose Farts - A super easy to prepare, no-bake cookie treat that kids will love and maybe giggle a little at the name too.
Old English Fruitcake - A dark, rich, well spiced old fashioned English style fruitcake that can be made weeks in advance of Christmas.
Newfoundland Snowballs - the most searched for Newfoundland recipe on RockRecipes.com. Soft chocolate fudge balls with the goodness of oatmeal and coconut. These freeze exceptionally well and my kids actually prefer to eat them frozen, just like I did as a child.
5 common ingredients make one perfect cookie.
Newfoundland Fish Cakes. These traditional Newfoundland fish cakes have been made for countless generations using the most basic of ingredients like potatoes, salt fish and onions.
Oatmeal Apple Banana Low Fat Muffins - A very easy to make recipe for moist, delicious breakfast muffins that uses a minimum of vegetable oil and sugar, although you'll never miss it.
If your pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.
Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings - Crispy fried wings get tossed in a very easy to make honey garlic sauce just before serving. This method ensures the wings stay super crispy in the sweet sticky, finger licking good glaze.
I really do believe this is the absolute best coconut cream pie. After decades of tasting many different pie recipes I have never had better than this luscious creamy pie... not even close.
Homemade Flakies with raspberry compote & vanilla cream - a nostalgic tribute to the Vachon Flakie, one of my very favourite snack cake treats as a kid.
Worcestershire Butter Roast Beef - a simple method where a roasting butter also acts as a sort of marinade for the beef, keeping it moist and flavourful.
Double Crunch Honey Garlic Pork Chops - juicy on the inside but super crunchy on the outside, these double dipped pork chops get dipped in an easy, flavorful Honey Garlic Sauce.
Better than Shake 'n Bake! Easy, inexpensive & tastes better too! Common ingredients come together in this copycat Shake 'n Bake recipe that's even better than the original.
Newfoundland Cherry Cake is a big local favourite especially during the Holidays. The secret in this recipe is undiluted evaporated milk for added richness.
Easy Brown Sugar and Dijon Glazed Pork Loin. Only 4 simple ingredients is all it takes to make this uncommonly delicious, juicy pork roast with a sweet and savoury glaze that everyone loves.
How to Make Perfect Roasted Potatoes (English Style Roast Potatoes) - forget mashed!...roast those potatoes! Learn how to create a crispy outside with a steaming fluffy inside every time. Great with roast chicken, beef or pork and wonderful served with roasted garlic and sour cream. Soooo delicious.
Smoked Pork Loin with Summer Spice Dry Rub - tender, juicy, thinly sliced, smoky pork with a tasty blend of herbs & spices. Makes delicious cold cuts too.
Eat-More Bar Squares - an easy candy confection! These chewy and crunchy candy squares are the perfect marriage of peanut and chocolate flavours. Great for gift giving at the Holidays too.
Honey Garlic Meatballs with an easy Honey Garlic Sauce recipe - make beef or pork meatballs with the easiest, most delicious Honey Garlic Sauce you'll find.
These Lemon Herb Roasted Potato Nuggets are a terrific side dish with many meals like any roast chicken or lamb dinner or to serve with Greek Souvlaki.
Old Fashioned Apple Upside Down Cake - a decades old family recipe that uses very simple ingredients to create a comfort food dessert that everyone will love; a classic Autumn dessert that's only improved by a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Rum Raisin Ice Cream - if you are a fan of rum raisin ice cream, this homemade version may well be the best you will ever try. A few simple ingredients truly create something exceptionally delicious.
Creamy Garlic Scallop Spaghetti with Bacon - ready in well under 30 minutes, this in one quick & easy meal that's sure to impress. It easily adapts to serve just two as well, making it an ideal choice for a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day or at any time of the year you want to pamper your sweetheart.
Condensed Milk Cake. If pound cake and sponge cake had a baby, this would be it! Only 6 ingredients! Soft, yet firm with a springy texture and a beautifully rich vanilla flavour. Perfect as a snack cake or as the base for strawberry shortcake, Victoria sponge cake and especially trifles.
Spicy Turmeric Rice - a tasty side dish that goes well with everything from grilled fish to BBQ pork chops; terrific with added back beans in burritos too.
Homemade Philly Cheesesteak, a near perfect version of this famous sandwich that you can make at home, on the closest thing to an authentic cheesesteak roll I've ever tried.
Jamaican Rum Cake. The best recipe I've tried! A dense yet moist cake infused with a rum & butter syrup that just takes the deliciousness to a whole other level. Utterly irresistible!!
Traditional Newfoundland Pea Soup and Dough Boys. A hearty local favorite that has warmed many a belly over the decades.
Copycat KFC Roast Chicken. A 90's flashback recipe to KFC's Tender Roast Chicken using a copycat seasoning mix on roasted chicken pieces.
Prince William's Chocolate Biscuit Cake - In honor of the royal wedding here's a favorite of the entire British royal family and was chosen by the Prince as his grooms cake for the wedding.
Raspberry White Chocolate Scones - These raspberry white chocolate scones are a big fan favourite on Rock Recipes and have become a must have weekend brunch item for many.
Spanish Bar Cake. A real old fashioned treat! A supermarket favourite from years ago, this simple raisin spice cake is easy to make, moist and utterly delicious.
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Nelda Keese
Wednesday 18th of September 2019
I LOVE your recipes. I have made your Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Orange Nanaimo Bars, and the Chocolate Orange cheesecake and each and every bite was eaten.
When I made the Nanaimo Bars, I took them out of refrigerator too soon and they were really to soft to cut. I put about 1/3 of the pan of bars on a dish and was returning pan to refrigerator. When I turned around, the plate was empty. My family had a mouthful of tasty delight and had another in hand waiting to eat!!
I appreciate the clearness, accuracy, and ease of making your recipes and your personal comments with the recipes.
Can't wait to try more!
Gertie Ennis
Saturday 26th of August 2017
Love all your book have all 3 off them Thank you
Lloyd Winsor
Sunday 27th of November 2016
Can u tell me difference between Tiffins & Toutons ? Where did Tiffins originate?
Barry C. Parsons
Monday 28th of November 2016
Tiffins? We always called them toutons or damper devils.
Melissa
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
Your cookbooks are fabulous for young people starting out. I gave one to my son as a gift for his 1st home. They're easy to follow, don't require expensive or weird ingredients. Just good food!
Barry C. Parsons
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
Thank you so much Melissa. A lot of people comment on how accessible our recipes are.
Tish Brown
Wednesday 2nd of September 2015
I just purchased your 2 books at Costco haven't been able to put them down .. Planning my suppers around the recipes tonight Blueberry Balsamic Pork Chops and the lemon herb roasted potatoes .. ?