Date raisin square

The first time I tried this square in a café, I fell in love with it. The crunchy top with pleasant smell of oat and the creamy sweet with a little bit sour taste of date paste, no, I can not resist this.

I have quitted coffee for a long time, and this square becomes an ideal mate to my tea.

(1) In a blender, use "smooth" mode and blend 2 cup chopped pitted date, 1 cup raisin, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice and 1 1/2 cup water;

(2) Transfer the mixture to a sauce pan, bring to boil, stir and then reduce heat to medium-low, simmer and stir often, until the mixture is thick enough to mount on spoon; stir in 2 tsp lemon juice and let cool to room temperature;

(3) In a mixing bowl, mix 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 1/2 cup rolled oats and 3/4 cup brown sugar; combine 12 tbsp soft butter with dough blender until it becomes coarse crumbs;

(4) Butter a baking pan, transfer 1/2 of crumb mixture into prepared pan, press and flat;

(5) Spread date paste overthe crumb and then cover with the remaining crumbs;

(6) Preheat oven to 350F, bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown;

(7) Cool completely (very important) and then cut into squares.

[Nice - London - Paris] Part 3: Nice, her park and square

Nice is a city with fantastic parks and squares.

This is Place de l'Armée du Rhin, which is quite close to our hotel:

Place Garibaldi is a very important and famous square in Nice. Look at the typical architecture in the square:

The statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi:

The church behind him is Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre:

In Square Leclerc, a very beautiful and quite place:

The statue of André Masséna in Square Leclerc:

Place île de Beauté is at Du port (the harbor), I really like the color, full of sunshine:

Popular plant in Nice -- Opuntia with fruits:

High jet fountain in Place Masséna:

So wonderful:

Another fountain:

Tram is running through the square:

Square of Palais de Justice:

Old style street light beside the police office:

Roof terrace of Palais de Justice:

Beautiful flowers in winter:

Statue in Square Yitzhak Rabin:

White horse with little princess:

Cute fountain:

Orange trees are everywhere:

Fluffy tree:

And, a huge pine cone: