Baked Leeks With Bacon And Gruyere

If you want to raise a Pharisee, just follow these simple steps (sarcasm!). 1. Make the Christian home all about rule-keeping (do’s and don’t’s), but never explain to them why we should follow God’s Word. 2. Add your own rules to God’s Word and make them more important than God’s Word. 3. Strictly enforce the rules on your children, but give yourself a pass. 4. Show your children nothing about grace, forgiveness, mercy and love. 5. Preach at them until they are blue in the face (bore them with the Bible) and never listen to what they have to say about God’s Word. 6. Make Jesus a burden rather than a blessing – make God’s Word a bondage rather than a liberation. 7. Give them no opportunity to think spiritually for themselves. 8. Fail to guide them in a spiritual worldview – teaching them how to process life with the Bible. 9. Praise their externals regardless of their motives. 10. Teach them to obey only because they have to and not because they should also want to as God’s commands come from a loving and trustworthy Father. 11. Make your disciple punishment rather than correction. 12. Demand self-reformation, rather than pointing them to Christ-transformation by grace. 13. Teach them to obey you as God rather than to obey God by obeying you. 14. Use Scripture and church as punishment. 15. Never pray for them. 16. Correct them more than you encourage them. 17. Beat your kids into external conformity, often to simply make yourself look good and do nothing to shepherd their hearts.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Meats			4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Or medium leeks, trimmed
		soaked and rinsed
1	oz	Bacon, cut into small dice
1		Egg
1/4	c	Milk
1/4	c	Chicken broth or low-sodium
		canned broth
		Salt
		Ground white pepper
1	oz	Gruyere cheese, grated
		about 1/3 cup
1	T	Dry bread crumbs
1	T	Minced fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Trim leeks about 2 inches beyond point where leaves start to darken.
Trim root end, keeping base intact. Slit leek lengthwise upward
through leaves, leaving base intact. By trimming only dark green  parts
of each half, more of leek can be saved. Soak trimmed leeks in  a
sinkful of cold water to loosen excess dirt, then rinse leeks in  cold
running water, pulling apart layers with your fingers to expose  any
clinging dirt.  4.Arrange leeks in a single layer in a steamer basket
or steamer  insert. Carefully place basket over pot of vigorously
boiling water-,  cover and steam until tip of knife inserted in
thickest part of leek  meets no resistance, about 10 minutes for leeks
I inch thick, about  12 minutes for leeks 1 1/4 inches thick.  5.
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350 degrees.  Fry
bacon in small skillet over medium-high heat until fat is  rendered and
bacon is crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain fat and set bacon  aside to cool.
6. Whisk egg, milk, chicken stock, and salt and pepper to taste in
small bowl. Stir in Gruyerere cheese.  7. Arrange leeks in a single
layer in baking dish. Pour egg mixture  over  leeks, sprinkle with
bacon bits and bread crumbs. Bake until top is  browned and egg mixture
is set, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with  parsley and serve immediately.
Cook's Illustrated, Mar./Apr. 1995, Page 15. Credit: Mindy Schreil.
Nationality: USA Course: vegetable Season:any Methods: steamed, baked
Start to Finish 1 hour Preparation 10 minutes Attention 45 minutes
Finishing a minute or less  Converted from Mangia!, Cook's Illustrated
1993-1995 Cookbook  Recipe by: Cook's Illustrated, Mar./Apr. 1995, Page
15  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Hobbs, D B                 USO"
<hobbs@lbcapo1.uso.unisys.com> on Mar 19, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 128 Calories From Fat: 72 Total Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 60.2mg Sodium: 827.4mg Potassium: 260.3mg Carbohydrates: 3.3g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.6g Protein: 9.9g

It is said that Satan once called to him the emissaries of hell and said he wanted to send one of them to earth to aid women and men in the ruination of their souls. He asked which one would want to go. One creature came forward and said, 'I will go.' Satan said, “If I send you, what will you tell the children of men?” He said, “I will tell the children of men that there is no heaven.” Satan said, “They will not believe you, for there is a bit of heaven in every human heart. In the end everyone knows that right and good must have the victory. You may not go.” Then another came forward, darker and fouler than the first. Satan said, “If I send you, what will you tell the children of men?” He said, “I will tell them there is no hell.' Satan looked at him and said, 'Oh, no; they will not believe you, for in every human heart there's a thing called conscience, an inner voice which testifies to the truth that not only will good be triumphant, but that evil will be defeated. You may not go.” Then one last creature came forward, this one from the darkest place of all. Satan said to him, “And if I send you, what will you say to women and men to aid them in the destruction of their souls?” He said, “I will tell them there is no hurry.” Satan said, “Go!”

Bruce Thielemann