The purpose of all idolatry is to manipulate the idol for our own benefit. This means that we don’t want to be ruled by idols. Instead, we want to use them… Idolaters want nothing above themselves, including their idols. Their fabricated gods are intended to be mere puppet kings, means to an end… Idols, however, do not cooperate. Rather than mastering our idols, we become enslaved by them and begin to look like them. As idols are deaf, dumb, blind, utterly senseless, and irrational, so “those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them” (Psalm 115:8)… How can these lifeless idols exert so much power? They dominate because of a powerful but quiet presence that hides behind every idol, Satan himself.

Edward Welch

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Portuguese	Soups/stews	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	c	Chicken stock – OR canned broth
1	lb	CHORIZO – smoked, diced (or Linguica)
1	lb	Potatoes – boiling type, peeled, diced
1	cn	Kidney beans – drained (5-1/4 oz. can)
1	cn	Tomatoes – diced (14-1/2 oz. can)
1/2		Head cabbage – green, medium, coarsely chopped
1		Med. onion – chopped
1	lg	Carrot – diced
1/2		Bell pepper – green, diced
3		Clove garlic – minced

INSTRUCTIONS

I saw this in Bon Appetit yesterday and decided to keep it. I'll bet a
dollar to a doughnut that the recipe originally called for Linguica, but
was changed to kielbasa for the masses. If you can't find smoked Linguica
or Kielbasa, Andouille would also be a good substitute. I hope to try this
when it gets cooler (like October -- grin)! Hope it appeals to you, too.
Number of Servings:   8
Combine all ingredients in large pot.  Bring to boil, stirring
occasionally.  Reduce heat; simmer until thick, stirring occasionally,
about 2 hours.  Season with pepper. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead;
refrigerate.  Rewarm before serving.)
Recipe from Benton's Restaurant, Florence, South Carolina. Courtesy of Bon
Appetit, July, 1991.
Posted by Shelley Rodgers. Courtesy of Fred Peters.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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