Squares
Classic Rice Krispie Squares
Do you ever feel nostalgic? Like you’d like to travel back in time and revisit the care-free days of your youth? When I get a desire to “taste” my childhood, I make these classic Rice Krispie squares. They are simple, fast and so chewy when you eat them. And they are one of the few…
Read MoreBanana Split Squares
Here is a dessert that seems perfect for the spring. It is light-tasing with bananas, pineapple, pudding, whipped cream and cream cheese layers. This does require at least 5 hours in the fridge after you make it but I usually leave it overnight so it’s ready to go the next day. By that time, the…
Read MoreNanaimo Bars
What an odd name. Why exactly are such delicious treats named after an costal town in British Columbia, I wonder? Apparently, there are a lot of different opinions and legends, but it would seem the general public agree that regardless of their origin, Nanaimo, BC is the best place to find these treats. If you would…
Read MoreTransform Your Never Fail Brownies
You may have already made the Never Fail Brownies recipe that we featured last year, but I am guessing you didn’t know how versatile they can be. I have been working on this PDF cookbook for some time now (you can only eat so many brownies at one time without gaining way too much weight!) and…
Read MoreStrawberry Jello Squares
This is a recipe for the kid in all of us. A base of graham-cracker crumbs, layers of cream cheese, jello and strawberries make a cool, juicy dessert that is perfect for a crowd of people. This recipe takes a bit longer than usual due to the different layers, but it can come together faster…
Read MoreCoconut Cream Squares
There are two kinds of pies I have liked since I was a kid: coconut cream and banana cream. I used to look eagerly at restaurant menus to determine if I’d bother trying to convince my parents that we should have dessert or not. This recipe is a very good substitute for coconut cream pie.…
Read MoreThe Marble Cheesecake Squares That Almost Never Happened
So, what do you do when you realize you’re missing a key ingredient? Occasionally I’ll panic and search the internet for alternative recipes that omit whatever ingredient I’m missing. Or I’ll just change what I was making entirely. Other times I’ll run to the store, but that option doesn’t happen very often since I live…
Read MoreNo-Bake White Chocolate & Raspberry Cheesecake
This has been a hot, dry summer where I live, but the raspberries were abundant at the local pick-your-own farm. My son and I spent one very warm morning picking raspberries for jam. Besides ending up with a scratched arm (mental note: wear long sleeves!) I had enough left over after making the jam, to fill…
Read MoreFrozen Chocolate Mousse Squares
Toblerone… my husband’s favourite chocolate. It also happens to be on my list of favourite chocolates, but for a different reason – frozen chocolate mousse! Somehow, this milk chocolate gets transformed into a delicious, irresistible treat with the addition of cream cheese and freezing temperatures. My eldest daughter had requested this to be her…
Read MoreNever Fail Brownies
This old recipe that I found when I was in high school has become a family favourite. It was nestled in the middle of a purple, yellow and white Kinette Cookbook from the 70’s. By the time I moved away from home, the recipe page had become yellowed with use, splotched with butter and sugar…
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