ANZAC Biscuit Rocky Road Recipe
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Makes 12 squares of rocky road
- 600g/1.3lbs dark chocolate
- 200g/7ozs ANZAC biscuits, crushed
- 160g/5.6ozs honey roasted macadamias
- 100g/3.5ozs marshmallows
- 100g/3.5ozs crystallised ginger, chopped in half
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
Step 1 - Line a 20x20cm/8x8inch square tin with parchment on the base and sides. Melt the chocolate in a large bowl in a double boiler or in a microwave on 70% power until melted and liquid.
Step 2 -Stir in the ANZAC biscuits, macadamias, marshmallows, ginger and sprinkle the salt over this. Mix well so that all of the components are well distributed. Scoop into the prepared tin and press down gently. Allow to set at room temperature or in the fridge. Cut into 12 squares.
Rocky road is sort of my signature gift to give people. I've made quite a few different types like S'mores Rocky Road as well as Snickers Rocky Road. If you love tiramisu then you might like my Tiramisu Nutella Rocky Road. And for something fun try my Unicorn Rocky Road recipe!
I love that rocky road is so simple. I know that for some of us, 5 minutes is all you have somedays to make something delicious. I had something not so simple to deal with recently. I was asked to make some content for a regional chocolate shop. They aren't closeby to me but I happened to be holidaying there one weekend. They didn't have a lot of budget but haggled me down and I agreed to a smaller amount. Normally I send through a deposit invoice before I visit to secure my time but since this was arranged the day before I didn't. The woman who greeted me was a recent graduate and it was her first job. She seemed eager and I was her first influencer. I told her that I would send through my invoice on Monday when I was back in the office. There was something about her face that made me think twice, you know those micro expressions that are fleeting? It was a troubled look quickly replaced by a smile but I clocked it every time I mentioned the invoice (which I did three times, just to see if I was imagining that expression, I wasn't).
She asked if I could send through some content asap and I said I would although I don't usually but I felt for her as it was her first job. But something told me to hold back on sending it through. Three weeks passed and the invoice wasn't paid and one Sunday she messaged me that they would not pay until they received the content. This is not the way it is done although she tried to tell me that this was fine for all of the other influencers they've worked with.
I tried to tell them that even if they didn't want to go through with the whole thing they'd still have to pay me something for my time (it wasn't fun, the whole 1.5 hours was spent shooting) but they refused that too. And I also knew that once I sent the content through I had no recourse at all. It was getting so stressful for what should have been a quick, little job. Every time I received her messages, usually on a weekend, it was like I was being poked by a cattle prod. I talked it over with my friends and the recommendation was unanimous - walk away with my sanity intact. After sending through a short, friendly enough but to the point message, I never heard from them again. And sanity was restored and I didn't have to wince every time I picked up my phone!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you ever walk away from stressful situations like that? Are you good at reading microexpressions?