About the Author
Barry C. Parsons
Author
One wife, two kids, one mortgage, lifelong food obsessive, recipe blogger, and food photographer: that’s how Rock Recipes creator Barry C. Parsons describes himself on RockRecipes.com. Called “one of the best food blogs in Canada” by the National Post, and ranked by Feedspot.com as the number one food blog in Canada, RockRecipes.com boasts over 650,000 social media followers from around the world, with millions of online visitors monthly. The popularity of his recipes and cooking philosophy has led to four incredibly successful cookbooks: Rock Recipes, Rock Recipes 2, Rock Recipes Cookies, and Rock Recipes Christmas. Parsons cooks & writes from his home in St. John’s, NL.
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