While in the midst ofgoodbyes, I began to reflect upon what I have grown to treasure during my yearin the States. Though many things top the list, people andfood are my most favorite. Combine thepeople and the food = utopia! I thoughtI would share one such treasure from this Spring.
Each Tuesday evening Istudied the Bible with a dear group of folks from my home church, Lakeland Church. This group has evolved over theyear and one of our qualities that I have treasured is the inclusive nature. I made some great friends because we didn’tput out the no vacancy sign. We are amulti-generational group and by that I mean age 13-80+. One of our other qualities that I havetreasured is that we often gather around food. People + Food = 1 happy Sarah
Fred and Lois are in the 80+ category. One night Fred and Lois brought this…
The display of layered yumminess (not a real word) broughtforth much admiration from the gathered faithful. As we partook of food and fellowship, I sangthe praises of Fred’s dessert. I mustconfess I ate at least 4, but to my credit I probably had missed dinner that night and thepieces were small. Watch for me in oneof Eric’s future posts about weight control furlough-40.
The best part of the story is the next time Fred and Loisbrought the layered dessert to Bible study. Fred handed me my very ownbox of sweet goodness to take home. Iwas the only one to receive a special take home package. I was thrilled! Fast forward a few months...Fred and Lois joined my family for dinner aweek ago. They brought the layereddessert AND they let me keep the leftovers.
In case you wanted another view…
I’ve adopted new motivation inmy running: “Marathon….what? Run so thatyou can eat whatever you want.” Ipromise this makes running slightly more challenging.
I apologize because the recipe is tightly packed in ashipping container in Ann Arbor, MI which is humorous to me at this point nowthat I realize I have no idea how many of the ingredients will be available tous in Burundi. In Kenya I could havepulled this dessert off smashingly (not as smashingly as Fred) with just a fewsubstitutions!
Melted butter, crushed graham crackers, chopped walnuts,chocolate chips, coconut, sweetened condensed milk
From memory I think everything is 1 cup except a lot lessbutter, the chocolate chips is 1 heaping cup, and an 8 oz. can of sweetenedcondensed milk should do just fine. Layera 9x9 pan with the ingredients in the order I listed and bake at 350 F forapprox. 10 minutes or until the sweetened condensed milk bubbles. Chill, cut, and keep chilled. Eat one every time you open the fridge or better yet - share with your neighbors. :-)
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