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Week 47:

RECIPE OF THE WEEK FROM OUR CULINARY INSTRUCTOR GAIL BLAKELY – A PLAYFUL AND DELICIOUS DESSERT!

This past week we celebrated the birthday of a very talented and kind gentleman, our own Landscape Director, George Chapman. What could be more fitting than a Dirt Cake, complete with worms and a shovel? The recipe is an old one, and rather retro at that.

It can be made in a trifle dish or in a 9 by 13-inch pan, whichever you choose. It could be put into small (clean) flowerpots—it serves about 10. You could also use Golden Oreos and lemon pudding for a lighter twist, or coffee pudding and chocolate Oreos for a mocha flavored dessert. Pistachio pudding might be good here as well—just don’t forget the gummy worms!