Artichoke And Fennel Ravioli With Tomato-fennel Sauce

Today there is an urgent truth shortage! There was a time when western culture was distinguished from other cultures by at least a conventional outward sense of obligation to tell the truth. But now there is a pervasive indifference to truth-telling, and this has not only infected day-to-day conversation but the most solemn pledges of life. Perjury under solemn oath is epidemic. The sacred vows of marriage are broken almost as often as repeated. God's name is invoked by blatant liars who purport to be witnesses to the truth.

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables, Eggs	Italian	December 19	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	T	Olive oil
5		Garlic cloves, chopped
1/4	t	Fennel seeds
1		Frozen artichoke hears
		unthawed 9-ounce
1/2	c	Chopped fresh fennel
1/2	c	Canned vegetable broth or
		water
2	T	Minced fresh fennel fronds
1		Egg yolk
32		Gyoza, round wrappers or
		wonton wrappers up
		to 36
1		Egg white
1/4	c	Olive oil
4		Garlic cloves, chopped
1	c	Chopped fresh fennel
1 1/4	t	Fennel seeds
1		Italian tomatoes, 28-ounce
2	T	Tomato paste
1	t	Dried oregano
1/4	t	Dried crushed red pepper
1/8	t	Ground cloves
		Fresh fennel fronds

INSTRUCTIONS

For filling:  Heat olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
Add chopped  garlic and fennel seeds and saute 3 minutes. Add artichoke
hearts and  chopped fennel and stir 1 minute. Add vegetable broth and
bring  mixture to boil. Cover skillet and cook until vegetables are
very  tender, about 12 minutes. Uncover and simmer until pan juices
have  evaporated completely, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Scrape filling into processor and cool. Add fennel fronds and process
to coarse puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add yolk and
blend.  Line baking sheet with plastic wrap. If using wonton wrappers,
trim  edges to form rounds. Brush entire surface of 1 wrapper lightly
with  egg white. Place 1 rounded teaspoon filling in center. Fold dough
over, forming semi-circle. Seal edges, pressing out any air around
filling. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining filling and
wrappers. (Ravioli can be prepared ahead. Cover loosely with towel  and
plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 8 hours, or cover with plastic  and
freeze 3 days. Do not thaw frozen ravioli before cooking.)  For sauce:
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic,
fennel and fennel seeds and saute until tender, about 12 minutes. Add
tomatoes with their juices and next 4 ingredients. Simmer until sauce
thickens, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon, about 25 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; chill.
Rewarm before using.)  Boil ravioli in large pot of boiling salted
water until tender, about  5 minutes. Drain well. Spoon some sauce on
each plate. Arrange  ravioli atop sauce. Garnish with fresh fennel
fronds.  Serves 8.  Bon Appetit December 1993  Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3617 Calories From Fat: 944 Total Fat: 107.3g Cholesterol: 253.3mg Sodium: 5841.3mg Potassium: 3735.5mg Carbohydrates: 563g Fiber: 74.9g Sugar: 4.5g Protein: 112.5g

Why is discipline necessary? 1. To maintain (as far as possible) the purity of the church (1 Cor. 3:17; Eph. 5:25-27). 2. Because Scripture requires it (Mt. 18; 1 Cor. 5; etc.). 3. In order to maintain a proper witness to the world; the church corporately, as with the elder individually, is 'to have a good reputation with those outside the church' (1 Tim. 3:7). 4. To facilitate growth and to preserve unity in the body (Eph. 4:1-16). 5. To expose unbelievers (1 John 2:19). 6. To restore the erring brother/sister to obedience and fellowship (1 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 2:6,7,10; Gal. 6:1; 2 Thes. 3:14-15). 7. To deter others (1 Tim. 5:20). 8. To avert corporate discipline (Rev. 2:14-25). 9. Because sin is rarely if ever an individual issue: it almost always has corporate ramifications (2 Cor. 2:5); the whole of the body (or at least a large segment of it) is adversely affected by the misdeeds of one member. 10. Evidently Paul believed that the willingness to embrace the task of discipline was a mark of maturity in a church's corporate life (2 Cor. 2:9).

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