If we had been told that God was coming into a man's life…that must be something very terrible and awful. That certainly must rend and tear the life to which God comes. At least, it will separate it and make it unnatural and strange. God fills a bush with His glory, and it burns. God enters into the great mountain, and it rocks with an earthquake. When He comes to occupy a man, He must distort the humanity He occupies into some inhuman shape. Instead of that, this new life into which God comes seems to be the most quietly, naturally human life that was ever seen upon the earth. It glides into its place like sunlight. It seems to make it evident that God and man are essentially so near together that the meeting of their natures in the life of a God-man is not strange. So always does Christ deal with His own nature, accepting His divinity as you and I accept our humanity, and letting it shine out through the envelope with which it has most subtly and mysteriously mingled, as the soul is mingled with and shines out through the body.

Phillips Brooks

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Dairy	Swiss	Shellfish, Main dish, Low-cal	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1 1/2	lb	Sea scallops
2	tb	Margarine
1/3	c	Finely chopped onion
2	tb	Minced shallots
1		Garlic clove, minced
3/4	c	Dry white wine*
1/8	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Dried thyme
1/8	ts	Ground white pepper
1		Bay leaf
1/4	c	(1 ounce) shredded Swiss cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

*You can substitute 3/4 cup low-salt chicken broth for wine, if desired.
1. Place flour in a zip-top plastic bag; add scallops. Seal and shake to
coat. Remove scallops from bag, shaking off excess flour; set aside.
2. Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion,
and saute 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add shallots and garlic, and
saute 1 minute. Add scallops, wine, and next 4 ingredients (wine through
bay leaf). Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes. Uncover and bring to a
boil, and cook 1 minute. Discard bay leaf. Divide scallop mixture evenly
among 4 individual gratin dishes. Top each with 1 tablespoon cheese; broil
30 seconds or until cheese melts. Serve immediately.
CALORIES 297 (28% from fat); FAT 9.1g (sat 2.5g, mono 3.1g, poly 2.4g);
PROTEIN 32.7g; CARB 19.2g; FIBER 0.7g; CHOL 63mg; IRON 1.6mg; SODIUM 437mg;
CALC 124mg
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #081 by Julie Bertholf
<jewel1@ix.netcom.com> on Mar 21, 1997

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