welcome to the delicious spoon!

Hi! My name is Alisa, the food photographer and recipe developer behind The Delicious Spoon.

Here you will find easy delicious recipes large enough to feed a family of 4 with usually a few leftovers! I use fresh easy-to-find ingredients and share quick simple recipes that don’t require loads of skill or fancy gadgets. My focus is on healthy recipes but you will find lots of tasty treats too!

Happy cooking and thanks for stopping by, Alisa

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An easy fudge recipe made with brown sugar and cream cut into pieces

Old-Fashioned Brown sugar fudge recipe

An easy old-fashioned fudge recipe made with brown sugar, cream, and butter along with a hint of vanilla. A delicious confectionary that is creamy, sweet, and melts in your mouth!
Two martini glasses filled with a frozen orange and coconut cocktail on a black background with twinkle lights

Winter Sunshine Coconut Rum Cocktail

A sunny winter rum cocktail to brighten up the winter blahs!  Made with Malibu Rum, Coconut Milk and Orange Juice.  A refreshing twist on a Piña Colada.
A tall stack of ginger snap cookies with a glass of milk in the background

The Very Best Gingersnap Cookies

 This recipe for Gingersnap Cookies has been in my family for 100 years and was passed down to me from my Grandmother Hughena McFeeters.  It is soft, chewy and full…
Overhead shot of 3 skor bit shortbread meltaways with some Christmas ornamments

Skor Shortbread Meltaway Cookies

Skor Bits inside a shortbread batter that is so light these cookies just melt in your mouth…. guess that is why they are called Skor Shortbread Meltaway Cookies.
Sliced roast beef on a cutting board

How To A Make Perfect Roast Beef

Make a perfect roast beef every time with this time tested easy roast beef recipe made with red wine, garlic and a Dijon herb crust. Perfect for weekend dinners and…
A pyramid of old fashioned peanut butter balls on a white plate.

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls

These Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are about to be the best and most-requested treat. With just four simple ingredients, this just means that you can easily make them anytime…
White bowl filled with leek and potato soup that is made with no cream topped with bacon and thyme

Irish Leek & Potato Soup Recipe

An easy-to-make Leek and Potato Soup Recipe that is comfort food at its finest! Russet potatoes, fragrant leeks and fresh herbs simmered and then blended until smooth to create a…
A pile of Danish wedding cookies on a wood cutting board.

Danish Wedding Cookies

Made with butter, powdered sugar, and nuts this Danish Wedding Cookies recipe results in cookies with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture that’s just as lovely at weddings as it is on…
Plate of raspberry thumbprint cookies

Raspberry cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies

A Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies Recipe made with a cream cheese cookie batter and delicious pecans. Reminds me of a raspberry cheesecake in cookie form. The jewelled centres are the perfect…

Dinner recipes

Quick and easy weeknight dinner ideas sure to feed the whole family and please even the pickiest of eaters. Meat, fish, soups, salads, side dishes lots more!

tasty treats

Some healthy and some absolutely sinful but calorie worthy desserts and treats for those times when you just need a treat. Recipe for breads, cookies, cakes, pies, candy and more!

Delicious drinks

Thirst quenching drinks for cold winter days and sunny patio sipping. Cocktails, mocktails, smoothies and hot bevies.

Breakfast recipes

Delicious breakfast recipes for busy mornings, special holidays, brunch and even some prefect for those who meal prep for busy the week ahead. Definitely not your ordinary scrambled eggs!

Healthy snacks

Tasty easy to make snacks to keep you fuelled to get through your day. Smoothies, appetizers, finger foods, and portable snacks.