Kent and Barbara Hughes suggest the following to built family affection: 1. “The best possible foundation for building affection: love for God…We are able to love God and others through the reception of God’s love. Loving God is what makes other loves endure. This discipline, the day-to-day empowerment to live out this love for people who aren’t always “lovable,” is what fosters the ongoing growth of affection.” 2. “It is essential, then, if a family is to develop the bonds of affection, that the children have the assurance of their parents’ love for one another.” 3. “An obvious place to enhance family affection is at the dinner table. That is the single best daily opportunity families have for all gathering together…We encourage you never to surrender that choice time, for it is an unsurpassed opportunity to build family life.” 4. “Family vacations were at the heart of building the Hughes clan’s affections…we made disciplined investment in family vacations…Sometimes brief, spontaneous mini-vacations can (also) have important results in developing family unity and affection.” 5. “Mutual interests builds affection…Wise parents know this and look for a common interest or adopt their children’s interests as their own.” 6. “Families that learn to appreciate their points of uniqueness and to chuckle at their idiosyncrasies pull together in affection rather than apart in irritation.” 7. “The home is the place to be sentimental, corny, even weird for the sake of affection.” 8. “Wise parents who wish to enhance familial bonds will do their best to keep up the communication with grandparents and spent time with them if possible. Few things can be more elevating to family than loving affection extended across generations.” (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	French		4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Cakes of firm tofu
1	tb	Vegetable oil
2 2/3	tb	Soy Sauce; divided use
		Black pepper to taste
2	oz	French beans; (cut in halves)
1	pn	Salt
2	tb	Vegetable oil
1/2		Onion; chopped
3 1/2	oz	Mushrooms; sliced
2	sl	Ham; sliced into fine strips
1	ds	Black pepper
1 1/3	tb	Butter
		Garlic Butter
3	tb	Unsalted butter; melted
1/2		Clove garlic; crushed
2	tb	Parsley; finely chopped
1	tb	Soy Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

From: MeLizaJane <MeLizaJane@aol.com>
Pat dry the tofu with paper towel and cut into 12 even slices. Heat oil and
fry both sides of tofu until browned. Add 2 T of soy sauce and black
pepper, set aside. Boil French beans with a pinch of salt. Heat oil and
stir-fry onion, mushrooms and ham. Add cooked beans and 2/3 T of Soy Sauce.
Pepper to taste. Grease baking dish with butter and place tofu in it. Cover
tofu with the stir-fried ingredients and sauce. To make garlic butter, mix
unsalted butter with garlic, parsley and soy sauce. Pour garlic butter over
dish. Bake at 96C/205F in pre-heated oven for
10    minutes.
Posted to recipelu-digest by jeryder@juno.com on Mar 29, 1998

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