Bitterness starts out small. An offense burrows its way into our hearts. We replay it in our minds, creating deep ruts that will be hard to build back up. We retell our hurts to any available listener, including each sordid detail. We enlist support, pushing us further into our resentment. We hear the offending person's name and cringe. We decipher the offense as intentional and our offender as full of spite. We look for other reasons, both real or imagined, to dislike our villain. With each new piece of information, we form another layer of bitterness. We fool ourselves into thinking no one will know, but anger and resentment have a way of seeping into everything. Resentment is like a beach ball we try to submerge in the water. No matter how valiant our efforts, it pops up with all its vitality, splashing everyone around.

Anne Peterson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Seafood		Emlive06	12	servings

INGREDIENTS

4	tb	Butter
4	tb	All-purpose flour
2 1/2	c	Whole milk
		Salt; to taste
		Freshly-ground white pepper; to taste
3/4	c	Freshly-grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1	pt	Oysters ; with liquor
		(preferably Louisiana oysters)
1		Dozen Medium-size shrimp; peeled, deveined
1/2	lb	Crawfish tails

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a saute pan over high heat, melt butter.
Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Then whisk in
milk, a little at a time. Season with salt and pepper. Bring liquid to boil
and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer liquid for 4 to 6 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. In a bowl combine the
oysters, shrimp and crawfish, and season with salt and pepper. Now stir in
the milk mixture, season, and mix thoroughly. Lightly grease 12 individual
pie tins. Spoon mixture into each pie tin. Sprinkle each with remaining
cheese. Place in oven and bake for about 8 to 10 minutes or until bubbly.
Remove from oven and serve warm. This recipe yields 12 servings.
Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK -
(Show # EM-1B39 broadcast 04-24-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
04-26-1998
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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