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[P]ersons are generally very liberal of their invectives against the clergy, and think they justly blame the conduct of’ that minister who does not take heed to and watch over the flock, of which the Holy Ghost has made him overseer: but may not every governor of a family, be in a lower degree liable to the same censure, who takes no thought for those souls that are committed to his charge? For every house is as it were a little parish, every governor a priest, every family a flock; and if any of them perish through the governor’s neglect, their blood will God require at their hands.

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Fred Zaspel

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Tomato, Basil And Sausage Risotto

January 26, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Jude1	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Onion
50	g	Butter
2	c	Arborio rice
1		410 gram can tomato puree
4	c	Chicken stock
4		Cooked spicy sausages
		Salt and pepper
		Fresh basil
		Parmesan cheese shavings

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel onion and chop finely.
Melt butter in a large saucepan or frying pan and cook onion until soft but
not coloured.
Add rice and stir to coat in onion mixture.
Add tomato puree and 1 cup of chicken stock. Bring to the boil. Stir until
liquid is absorbed.
Add another cup of stock and stir until liquid is absorbed.
Continue in this manner until all stock is absorbed and rice is tender but
still firm to the bite and mixture is creamy.
Cut sausages into 3 and stir through rice with salt and pepper.
Serve with torn basil and parmesan cheese shavings.
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