Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 9, 2012, 6:24 am
 Here's a perfect little crispy, luscious bite to serve with cocktails or a glass of Prosecco before dinner. Makes about 1 dozen Peel and dice  1 large apple Add the apples to a saute pan along with 2 tbsp butterpinch salt1/4 tsp five spice powderjuice of half a l...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 8, 2012, 6:48 am
 I've been making this particular pastry since I was 14 years old and there's a good reason why. This is one of the most tender and flaky butter pastry recipes I have ever tried and the secret is the sour cream that is used to bring the dough together and give the pastry an exceptionally rich taste...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 7, 2012, 6:36 am
 Do you always have over ripe bananas sitting on your counter top waiting to be transformed into something to show you didn't waste your money in the first place by buying them? This is a constant reality at our house for sure and most get made into endless loaves of banana bread and banana muffins...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 6, 2012, 6:19 am
 Good Monday morning, got any leftover chicken from your Sunday dinner. This very simple but very tasty soup will make good use of it. Leftover turkey is also just as good. 1 1/2 cups diced carrots1 cup diced parsnip1 medium red onion diced3 cloves minced garlic4 tbsp olive oilsalt and pepper ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 4, 2012, 8:27 am
 LOVE SCONES? Check out these photos on our Facebook PageThese mega scones are big enough to share with a friend but you probably won't be in the giving mood once you taste one of these beauties. Wake your family up to the smell of warm chocolate deliciousness this weekend. I start these in my...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 3, 2012, 8:28 am
The great 70's throwback dish, Waldorf Salad, gets a reworking as a potato salad which I served recently with some Maple Chipotle Barbeque Braised Ribs  for a very satisfying summer barbeque inspired meal, dead in the middle of a snowy Newfoundland winter.  This is the kind of recipe that really i...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 2, 2012, 12:56 pm
For dozens of other Superbowl Party food ideas, check out this collection of 34 recipes sure to help feed ravenous football fans. Find that post here: 34 of the Best Superbowl Party Recipe Ideas As Superbowl weekend approaches, good hearty recipes for wings, ribs and chili, fried ch...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 2, 2012, 10:41 am
UPDATE: I've added several more recipes to this collection in an album on our Facebook Page. Click Here to browse those photos. You do not need a Facebook account to see them. It is that time of the year again and I've been receiving requests for ideas for great finger foods and other dis...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Feb 1, 2012, 6:35 am
My sister texted me from the ski slopes in Jasper, Alberta to rave about a white chocolate and raspberry scone that she had found there. It sounded pretty darn good to me and as regular readers of Rock Recipes know, I am very fond of all things scone related, so how could I not try to invent a versi...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 29, 2012, 7:02 am
 This southern favorite may seem a little odd to some at first but trust me, this is one delicious dinner idea that we have also served as a terrific brunch. The fried chicken in this recipe can be also baked by placing it ion a lightly oiled cookie sheet and drizzling a little oil over the pieces ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 28, 2012, 10:38 am
 Pecans, caramel and chocolate together is a winning combination which is why everybody loves those gorgeous Turtle chocolates and why Turtle Cheesecake is such a popular dessert menu item. Inspired by those great little confections, I set out to make a cookie version that would be worthy of the na...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 27, 2012, 5:13 am
Here's a scrumptious addition to any brunch. Your guests are sure to appreciate these warm, golden, light and fluffy biscuits with sweet maple butter melting through them. Make these using a large biscuit cutter and they make the ideal base for your favorite breakfast sandwich. I made this one ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 26, 2012, 6:17 am
 Sometimes a great winter warm-up comfort meal takes only a few ingredients shown at their absolute best. This recipe is a prime example of  that truth. A very flavorful braising broth becomes a fantastically rich onion gravy to go with the tender braised steak and light crispness of puff pastry.Â...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 24, 2012, 6:19 am
 I've taken the butter tart, a national favorite, added the distinctly Canadian flavor of maple syrup and stretched the whole lot into a full sized pie. Our family usually sends leftover dessert out to friends and neighbors but not a crumb of this one left the house; we all scarfed the entire thing...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 23, 2012, 7:14 am
 As promised, here is that recipe for Maple Chipotle Barbeque Baked Beans that go so well with the Maple Chipotle Pulled Pork recipe featured yesterday. Begin by soaking overnight in water: 1 pound white beans In a saute pan heat over medium low heat 3 tb...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 22, 2012, 7:47 am
 Pulled pork is a favorite of my son's and when he tasted our delicious Maple Chipotle Barbeque Sauce, he knew it would be a terrific base for a new pulled pork recipe. To add to our experimentation, we also made baked beans using the same sauce and with some corn flour biscuits added, this was a v...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 21, 2012, 7:50 am
My back yard is covered in snow this morning after a winter storm yesterday, smack dab in the middle of our Canadian winter. Memories of summer barbeques are months old and anticipation for more still months away, so some oven roasted chicken glazed with this very simple but incredibly flavorful map...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Jan 20, 2012, 8:24 am
I've had this idea for a while now and with Spouse's help, put one together yesterday which I shared with the folks in my office, where it got rave reviews. The recipe incorporates elements from some of my other favorite desserts, including a gorgeous light moist vanilla cake, a tangy, homemade lemo...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 31, 2011, 5:25 am
  I came home the other day to find these delicious little morsels sitting on the counter top. Spouse had been inspired to make these gorgeous chocolate and orange shortbread cookies, sandwiched together with a little orange buttercream frosting. It is quite a dark chocolate cookie which...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 30, 2011, 6:22 am
Although it's difficult for me to pick an ultimate favorite when it comes to cheesecake, this one would have to be on my short list for the honor. Anything raspberry is practically irresistible to me anyway, but when it comes with chocolate on top of a creamy vanilla cheesecake my will power is defi...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 29, 2011, 8:02 am
Happy Weekend! Today we have a double duty recipe that can be served as the most indulgent brunch imaginable or as an unusual, luscious dessert. Either way your guests are sure to be pleasantly surprised by these very dressed up waffles. Waffles Makes about 12 ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 23, 2011, 7:40 pm
This elegant little torte was again the result of inventing something to use up leftover raspberry sauce and a little extra cream cheese frosting from some cupcakes. Turns out the raspberry sauce and cream cheese frostingwere excellent together along with the moist vanilla cake Vanilla C...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 23, 2011, 7:03 am
   My daughter and I are the only peanut butter lovers in our family so we don't get much chance to experiment with one of our favorite ingredients but we recently came up with an idea to make two kinds of cupcakes at the same time and satisfy all the sweet-tooths in the house. The rest...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 22, 2011, 11:23 am
  Spouse brought home a 7 pound stewing hen because they were on sale last week and challenged me to make something edible of it. I'm not a fan of these larger tougher fowls, but I have to say, this tweaking of my pulled pork recipe was a delicious and very economical dinner. We served i...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 17, 2011, 10:04 am
  This recipe is a veritable Pork-a-pollooza! I struggled a bit to come up with a good descriptive name for  this recipe, so I asked the folks over on our Rock Recipes Facebook Page for suggestions, with results from hysterical to bawdy. Some favorites were Harvest Pork Loin, Pork Apple...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 15, 2011, 3:36 am
I've taken a more complicated recipe for a tomato curry and simplified to include simple ingredients and spices that are probably already in your cupboard or are readily available in any decent supermarket. This curry is on the mild side but of course you add more or less of any of the spices to you...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 14, 2011, 7:17 am
I don't really make a lot of cupcakes but I'm beginning to warm to the idea of filled cupcakes. With some leftover raspberry compote and a little leftover cream cheese frosting in the fridge too, I decided to combine two of my favorite dessert components into these sinfully delicious little treats. ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 13, 2011, 7:35 am
  A tasty and healthy soup is a good thing on a day when fall is definitely in the air. We always make turkey stock from the bones and leftovers from a roast turkey dinner and freeze it in half liter plastic containers for later use in soups, stews and for the absolute best gravy when ad...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 11, 2011, 7:01 am
  Here's a quick and easy muffin recipe to use up those brown speckled bananas on your counter top. You have been ignoring them a bit too long, haven't you? Time to fill the house with the scent of these spicy muffins with a cake-like texture that can also be topped with some cream chees...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 9, 2011, 8:48 am
  I previewed this recipe in a photo on the Rock Recipes Facebook Page a couple of weeks ago and then completely forgot to post the recipe. Thanks to a certain loyal reader, I was reminded of it this morning; too many irons in the fire I suppose so thanks for keeping me on my toes. This ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 7, 2011, 7:27 am
The perfect chocolate cupcake for me is a rich, moist, cocoa based chocolate scratch cake topped with a simple butter based frosting that incorporates melted chocolate in the recipe for a silky, creamy icing on these perfect little treats. Makes about 18 large cupcakes. Chocola...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 5, 2011, 11:09 am
   With the Thanksgiving weekend approaching in Canada, it's a good time to feature an alternative roast turkey recipe. I am partial to a flavor infused, brined turkey for maximum taste and juiciness in a roast turkey recipe. This one relies an just a few simple ingredients in the brine...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Oct 3, 2011, 6:35 am
These sinful treats will be sure to delight kids both young and old. The cookies are soft and slightly chewy which is a great textural compliment to the crispy, creamy Oreos. Double Stuffed Oreos are best for this recipe because the extra cream filling tends to stand up better during the baking proc...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 30, 2011, 8:31 am
    With the weekend on the horizon, here's a timely recipe variation that provides the basis for fantastic breakfast sandwiches for your weekend brunch. Many recipes for cheese biscuits call for grated cheese but I find the strands of cheese can toughen the tende...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 29, 2011, 9:11 am
  This very simple recipe does double duty. It is a great simple crumble recipe that makes a terrific dessert on its own or with a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream plus any leftovers can be served cold, cut onto bar cookies for the kid's lunchboxes. I can't guarantee the leftovers...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 28, 2011, 5:42 am
  Here's a good basic recipe for a tasty vegetarian lunch or delicious side dish. We often add to this recipe to create different versions by adding such ingredients as crumbled feta cheese, minced chili peppers, olives, toasted almonds, raisins, bell peppers, dried cranberries or using ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 27, 2011, 1:25 pm
   I had some leftover cod scraps from making that delicious Stuffed Cod a la Empire  so I decided to throw them into a quick recipe for lunch today. Since I had some leftover flour and spice from making chicken fried  steak the other night, I decided to make use of this as well to ma...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 25, 2011, 7:14 am
  A couple of key Newfoundland ingredients take center stage today as I celebrate the fourth anniversary of Rock Recipes. On September 25, 2007 I posted the first recipe to this blog, an eye tempting Blueberry Mousse Cake which was a real foreshadowing of the hundreds of indulgent desser...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 24, 2011, 10:30 am
  The perfect popover is not as difficult to achieve as many think and I believe the absence of advice on good technique in many recipes out there is the reason why this simple recipe fails so often for so many; after all there are very few ingredients which are simply whisked together a...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 23, 2011, 9:37 am
I was chatting online the other day with a blogging buddy from down south about my plans for some leftover Demerara Sugar and Mustard Glazed Ham. Barbara Giacometti is a budding blogger and native New Yorker who has been transplanted to Tupelo, Mississippi where she keeps alive the family tradition ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 19, 2011, 9:05 am
As regular readers will know, my daughter Olivia is a prolific cookie baker and one of the loves we share is a good peanut butter cookie. Being the only two in the house who actually like peanut butter, we don't make them that often but when she set out to make a batch the other day we took the oppo...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 18, 2011, 6:38 am
I couldn't decide whether to just use fresh sliced strawberries for this cake or turn them into a quickly stewed strawberry sauce to fill the layers. Since there were two, one pound packages of fresh strawberries in the fridge, I decided not to decide and used both. The spong...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 17, 2011, 9:38 am
Number one son is very fond of samosas. He gets them almost every Saturday morning from a stall at the St. John's Farmers Market. Not a typical breakfast but he sure does enjoy them. I hadn't made them at home in a long time so the kid and I decided to spend a weekend afternoon making our version of...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 15, 2011, 8:56 am
Here's another cleaning out the fridge recipe where I combined "not enough of anything" into something delicious. I had thawed a package of frozen puff pastry the day before for another recipe but plans for dinner changed and I was left having to use it for something else. Turnovers were my first th...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 14, 2011, 3:39 am
This recipe was the result of me being home alone, hungry, with no car to go to the store so I had to make do with what was on hand. It is rare that there are not fresh or canned tomatoes on hand at my house but on this occasion a few grape tomatoes rattling around in a near empty container did not ...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 9, 2011, 11:38 am
Here is another way to put that Roasted Honey & Peach Compote to delicious use in yet another decadent dessert idea. This time it teams up with some light sponge cake,creamy vanilla custard and a couple of other simple ingredients in a great version of trifle, a dessert I've loved since childhood an...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 3, 2011, 11:01 pm
Here's another tasty recipe for leftover grilled steak. Spouse is a great fan of a good soup so sometimes I even grill an extra steak to make a small pot of this delicious soup for lunch the next day. Always cook the steak to rare for this soup, even if you don't prefer rare steak. The st...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Sep 2, 2011, 6:00 am
This is my favorite version of the classic dessert, Pavlova.This elegant and delicious dessert can be made with just a few simple ingredients, mainly eggs, sugar, a lemon, some cream and fresh strawberries. The  crispy crust of the pavlova melts on the tongue and gives way to the soft marshmallow f...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Aug 31, 2011, 6:31 am
Spouse was heading out for a get together with the girls yesterday afternoon and wanted a fresh peach topping for the sour cream flan that she was taking along to the party. Unfortunately the peaches in the supermarket yesterday morning were much too hard so I resorted to the fallback position of ro...
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Barry P. posted an article on Rock Recipes - Aug 29, 2011, 5:53 am
  Today's recipe made good use of a slightly different version of the teriyaki sauce that was recently featured in our Baked Teriyaki Panko Pork Chops in this delicious salad. The sauce is simply made just a little thicker which will allow it to be repeatedly glazed onto thin strips of chicken on ...
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