Nativity scenes and Christmas cards make the birthing place of Jesus like something out of a “Tennessee Made-for-Television Christmas Special” with Garth Brooks sitting on a bale of hay strumming some of our Holiday favorites in a clean barn with domesticated animals and seats for the children to drink their hot chocolate. Clearly this was not the case for Joseph and Mary. The conditions were crude. We can assume animals were present, but the text never confirms it. Animals probably were at some time housed there since Jesus was placed in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals. The whole place smelled not only from animal droppings, but also from poverty, scandal, insignificance, helplessness, humiliation and embarrassment.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables	Canadian	Poultry etc, Chili	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	tb	Cornmeal
1	tb	All-purpose flour
1	tb	Chili powder
1	ts	Ground cumin
1	ts	Dried oregano
1/4	ts	Salt
1	pn	Cayenne pepper
4		Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
1	tb	Vegetable oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Slice some juicy, fresh tomatoes while you steam green beans and new
potatoes to serve with this dish.
In shallow dish, combine cornmeal, flour, chili powder, cumin, oregano,
salt and cayenne.
Press chicken into mixture to coat all over. In nonstick skillet, beat oil
over medium heat; cook chicken, turning once, for 10-15 minutes or until no
longer pink inside.
4 servings for $5.92CDN [Aug 95]
Per Serving: about 180 calories, 28 g protein, 5 g fat, 3 g carbohydrate,
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Aug 95 Article "30-Minute Summer Suppers"
Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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