God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
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The oldest and most revered tactic for avoiding the misery of guilt is religion. This tactic may be the most deceptive because it comes closest to the truth. It recognizes what the intellectual and physical strategies generally ignore: that the ultimate cause of guilt is that there is a righteous God whose will for his creatures is ignored or defied. It recognizes that under every pang of conscience in the human soul there is the silent, often unexpressed conviction, 'I have gone against God.' The means that religion has developed to deal with this guilt is to try to placate or appease God with good works or religious ritual. Religious people know they owe God a great debt for their disobedience. But they often make the terrible mistake of thinking they can pay it back through good works and the performance of religious duties.
Bulgur, fine grade, soaked 1/2 hour in enough water to cover
1/4
c
Flour
3
tb
Salt
1/4
ts
Cinnamon
1
c
Thinly sliced green onions
1/4
c
Finely chopped mint
1/4
c
Finely chopped parsley
9
c
Chicken stock
1
c
Lentils
Juice of 3 lemons
4
Garlic cloves, crushed
1/2
c
Olive oil
1
Lemon
INSTRUCTIONS
The "trick" in this Syrian-Lebanese vegetable soup is that there's no
meat in the kibbeh "meatballs." The idea that a vegetarian dish is a
deception (vegetarian dolmas are known as yalanji, the Turkish word
for "counterfeit") goes back at least 1,200 years in the Near East.
In bowl, mix bulgur, flour, 1/2 tablespoon salt, cinnamon, green
onions, mint and parsley. Add enough water to make thick dough. Rolls
into 24 very firmly packed balls the size of large marbles. Set aside
to dry.
Put 9 cups chicken stock in pot, add lentils and bring to boil 10
minutes. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons, reduce heat and simmer until lentils
are tender, 20-25 minutes.
Add bulgur balls and boil 5 minutes. Add lemon juice, garlic and oil.
Simmer until balls are done, 10 minutes. Garnish with thin lemon
slices.
From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip
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