Black Beans With Fresh Plums And Bell Peppers

May I beg you carefully to judge every preacher, not by his gifts, not by his elocutionary powers, not by his status in society, not by the respectability of his congregation, not by the prettiness of his church, but by this – does he preach the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation? If he does, your sitting under his ministry may prove to you the means of begetting faith in you. But if he does not, you cannot expect God's blessing.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains	Vegan	Fruits, Lacto, Main dish, Vegan, Vegetarian	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Plums, purple
1 1/2	T	Butter, unsalted OR
1 1/2	T	Corn oil
1		Onion, chopped
1		Bell pepper, red seeded
		and chopped
1		Bell pepper, yellow seeded
		and chopped
2		Garlic cloves, crushed and
		minced
2		Cloves, whole
2	t	Cumin, ground
1/2	c	Cilantro, fresh minced
2	t	Lemon juice, fresh
1	t	Honey, light or substitute
2	c	Beans, black cookeddrained

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill a deep saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add plums and
boil for 30 seconds to loosen skin. Remove with a slotted spoon and
set aside to cool.  Melt butter or heat oil in a large skillet. Add
onion, red and yellow  gell peppers, garlic, cloves, cumin and
cilantro. Saute gently,  stirring often, until onion softens, about 5
to 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, peel plums, remove pits and chop pulp. Add
pulp, lemon  juice and honey to onion mixture. Add beans, cover and
continue  cooking over low heat until peppers are soft, about 30
minutes,  stirring often to prevent stickikng. Makes 3 to 4 servings.
Per serving: 299 cal; 10 g prot; 7 g fat; 48 g carb; 12 mg sod; 9 g
fiber. Lacto/Vegan  Vegetarian Times, August 1993/MM by DEEANNE  From
Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 168 Calories From Fat: 119 Total Fat: 13.4g Cholesterol: 26.8mg Sodium: 303.9mg Potassium: 281.7mg Carbohydrates: 8.5g Fiber: 1.5g Sugar: 1.7g Protein: 4.8g

Here is the great evangelical disaster – the failure of the evangelical world to stand for truth as truth. There is only one word for this – namely accommodation. The evangelical church has accommodated to the world spirit of the age. First, there has been accommodation on Scripture, so that many who call themselves evangelicals hold a weakened view of the Bible and no longer affirm the truth of all the Bible teaches – truth not only in religious matters but in the areas of science and history and morality… This accommodation has been costly, first in destroying the power of the Scriptures to confront the spirit of our age; second, in allowing the further slide of our culture. Thus we must say with tears that it is the evangelical accommodation to the world spirit around us, to the wisdom of this age, which removes the evangelical church from standing against the breakdown of our culture.

Francis Schaeffer