Scalloped Potatoes With Saffron

Here are some things which must be done before one leaves a church: 1. We must check our motives very carefully. 2. Our reasons must be well grounded and clearly articulated. 3. We must be in regular, earnest prayer about the matter. 4. We must guard our tongues very carefully. 5. We must be extremely careful that we do not unnecessarily create unrest in other members. 6. Our discussions with the leadership must be characterized by love. 7. Our attempts to correct matters must be with great respect, care and patience. 8. If our concern is over personal preferences, rather than biblical matters, we must consider others’ interests more important than ours. 9. Great care should be taken that we submit to the leadership of the church, unless we determine with proper counsel that there is a serious biblical issue at stake. 10. If the leadership will listen, we need to give them plenty of time to consider the matter. 11. If the leadership will not listen to us, or will not take proper action to correct the matter and we are thoroughly convinced that there is a serious biblical issue, we should ask for a meeting of the church in which to express our concerns. 12. We should ask ourselves what we have personally done to correct any wrong or deficiency in the church with which we are concerned. 13. We should evaluate if our leaving would do harm to an otherwise good church. 14. We should never leave, nor encourage others to leave, unless we are thoroughly convinced that one or both of the following conditions exist: 1) that the church has become an apostate church (where serious unbiblical teaching or practices are allowed), or 2) that we are convinced that, over the long haul, we cannot find a place to serve in the church, or that our families will not be spiritually fed in that body.

Curtis Thomas

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Vegetarian	Vegtime3	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Boiling potatoes
		Salt and pepper
		Several pinches of saffron
		threads
1	T	Virgin olive oil, up to 2
1		Dense white bread
1/2	c	Blanched almonds
		Roughly chopped
2		Garlic cloves
1	t	Paprika
2	c	Boiling water
1	T	Chopped parsley, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

TO 8 SERVINGS DAIRY-FREE  This is a very simple casserole based on just
one main  ingredient--potatoes--yet it's succulent and full of flavor.
Preheat oven to 375 F. Peel potatoes. Cut into large chunks and place
in a baking dish large enough for potatoes to form a single layer.
Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with saffron.  In a skillet,
heat oil. Tear bread into pieces and fry with almonds  until golden,
about 5 minutes. (Remove garlic if it gets too dark.)  Grind
bread-almond mixture with a mortar and pestle or in a food  processor
with a little boiling water until fairly smooth; then stir  in paprika
and season with salt and pepper.  Add bread-almond mixture to the
potatoes, along with remaining water.  Cover dish with foil and bake 45
minutes. Remove foil, stir contents  and continue baking until liquid
has been absorbed and potatoes are  tender. Broil to brown the top.
Garnish with parsley.  Per serving: 271 cal.; 6g prot.; 9g total fat
(1g sat. Fat); 43g  cars.; 0 chol.; 41mg sod.; 5g fiber  Converted by
MC_Buster.  Recipe by: Vegetarian Times, January 1999, page 47
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 186 Calories From Fat: 52 Total Fat: 6.2g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 12.4mg Potassium: 731.5mg Carbohydrates: 29.1g Fiber: 4.7g Sugar: 1.8g Protein: 5.5g