Marie Cookpad

  I don't think anyone can ever call me an expert at presentation.  Sometimes I get it right and sometimes I get it wrong.  Somethings are just difficult to present attractively no matter what.   These delicious date squares are just such a thing. I don't think there is a really attractive way I could show them to you where I could  actually convey accurately just how very delicious they are!    They are wonderful delectable little bites of Christmas happiness that I only make once a year., and when I taste how good that they are, I am glad that I only make them once a year because I could surely inhale the whole lot were I not intending to give most of them away.    Yes, they are that dangerously delicious!   Sweet and buttery and crunchy  . . .  in short very moreish.   There is no baking required. You simply melt a few things together in a saucepan on top of the stove  . . .   Chopped dates, butter, brown suga...

    Those of you not familiar with it will probably wonder what Rocky Road is.  Scrumptious, indulgent and easy to make, it is simply a refrigerator cake composed of melted chocolate, crushed biscuits, dried fruit, etc.   This gets pressed into a pan and then refrigerated until set and solid and then you can cut it into squares to eat.  It is said to be Prince William and Harry's favourite dessert.   The recipe I am sharing with you today is a play on that theme, as well as an unusual take on the American S'mores.  These are scrumptious, indulgent, and very easy to make.   Instead of crushed and crumbled biscuits/cookies, it uses crisp rice cereal and salty pretzels.  Mini ones, or larger ones broken into bits. I think the smaller ones work better.   There is no dried fruit in it, but there is plenty of chocolate . . .   Two kinds are melted together . . .  dark chocolate and milk chocolate . . .   along with butter, golde...

  I am about to show you something totally dangerous. You might want to look away now, before its too late  . . . oops . . .  too late. Sorry about that.  ☺   With these warm summer temperatures, nobody can blame a person for not wanting to spend much time in the kitchen slaving over a hot stove, especially when it comes to baking goodies. (Although that has never really been a problem with me.  I bake anyways.  Glutton that I am through and through.)   The heat never really gets to me, whereas high humidity does.  Thankfully we only ever very rarely get a day here in the UK in which the humidity combined with the heat is totally unbearable.  When we do though, a recipe such as this one is just the ticket for feeding your sweet tooth and the kiddles.   These are such a simple make.  As simple as stirring a few things together in a saucepan and simmering/boiling them on the stove for a short time . . .  sweetened condensed ...

  In all truth my favourite flavour of all baked goodies has to be lemon, followed closely by chocolate . . .  I would actually be very hard pressed to choose between the two, but I (hand to heart) have to admit that lemon has a slight edge over chocolate.    This means that I will choose a lemon slice over a brownie, lemon cake over chocolate cake, lemon muffins over chocolate muffins, and lemon meringue pie instead of chocolate cream pie . . .  every time.  YES, every single time.  It brings a slight tear to my eye that I would ever have to choose between the two, but alas, you really cannot have it all.   Lemon Slices are my absolute favourite of all baked squares.  ABSOLUTE.  And no wonder . . .  with their crisp shortbread cookie type of base . . .  and that wobbly lemon curd topping.  What's not to totally love about that combination!   These are fabulous and are really simple to make.  The crust is a butt...