Name: A Neoclassical Thanksgiving Dinner
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The worst thing that can happen to a Christian is not persecution, physical injury, or death. In many respects, these are the best things that can happen to us. Jesus said that we are blessed when we are “persecuted for righteousness’ sake” (Matthew 5:10). Paul decided to “take pleasure in infirmities…for Christ's sake… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). Jesus said to His followers, “My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do” (Luke 12:4). This makes perfect sense, because for the believer, “to be absent from the body” is “to be present with the Lord.” None of these earthly threats should hold any sway over us whatsoever.

Jim Elliff

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INGREDIENTS

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INSTRUCTIONS

Twelve creative twists on Thanksgiving tradition
1. Olives -- Peppered Citrus Olives
2. Carrots -- Grated Carrot and Date Salad with Gorgonzola
3. Turkey -- Rosemary-Sage Turkey Breast
4. Dressing -- Dried Fig and Apricot Stuffing
5. Gravy -- Sherried Portobello Gravy
6. Onions -- Cornbread and Apple-Stuffed Onions
7. First Potato -- Spicy Sweet Potato Won Tons
8. Second Potato -- Parsley Root and Pureed Potatoes
9. Peas -- Pea Shoots and Jerusalem Artichokes
10. Cranberries -- Cranberry Sorbet
11. Pie -- Pumpkin Ice Cream Tarts
12. Leftovers -- Double Celery Turkey Salad
A PLAN FOR GETTING READY
One week before: Make Pumpkin Ice Cream; make Cranberry Sorbet.
One week to three days before: Make Peppered Citrus Olives.
The day before: Make pastry shells for Pumpkin Ice Cream Tarts; make
cornbread and parboil onions for Corn Bread and Apple- Stuffed Onions.
The morning of the day: Peel potatoes and parsley root; keep in cold water
until read to cook.
Make Dried Fig and Apricot Stuffing.
Bake sweet potatoes and chop serrano chiles for Spicy Sweet Potato Won
Tons.
Make dressing for Grated Carrot and Date Salad.
Make dressing for Pea Shoot Salad with Jerusalem Artichokes.
The San Francisco Chronicle, November 15, 1995
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #194 by Linda Place
<placel@worldnet.att.net> on Jul 27, 1997

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