God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own innocence. We will say that God is not able to do what He would like, or He would never permit persons such as ourselves to suffer. That puffs up our egos and soothes our griefs at the same time. “How could God do this to me?” is at once an admission of pain and a soporific for it. It reduces our personal grief by eradicating the deity. Drastic medicine, indeed, that only a human ego, run wild, could possibly imagine.
John Gerstner
Black Bean Soup – C. Bailey’s
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Grains, Meats
Dutch
Soup
12
Servings
INGREDIENTS
1
lb
Dried black beans; rinsed and picked over
4
qt
Chicken stock
1
Bunch celery; with leaves chopped
1
lb
Carrots; chopped
2
lg
Onions; chopped
1
lg
Lemon; grated zest of
1/4
c
Fresh lemon juice
1
ts
Salt
1/4
ts
Freshly ground pepper
1
lg
Lemon; thinly sliced, then slices quartered
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine beans in large saucepan with enough water to cover by 1". Bring to
boil over high heat. Boil 1 minute. Remove pan from heat, cover tightly and
let stand 1 hour. (Or soak beans overnight in large bowl with enough water
to cover by 1".) Drain.
Combine beans in 5 qt Dutch oven or soup kettle with chicken broth,
celery, carrots, onions and lemon zest. Bring to boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until liquid is just below the
surface of beans and ingredients are very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Using
slotted spoon, transfer soup solids in batches to food processor and puree.
Transfer puree to large bowl and add cooking liquid (or puree solids and
liquid to gether in blender).
Return soup to Dutch oven. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper and cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly, until heated through. Place a lemon
quarter in bottom of each bowl. Pour in soup and serve immediately. Makes
about 3 quarts or 10 to 12 servings.
MDS@SIMBA.MONENG.MEI.COM
(MARK SCHEFFLER)
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