I have a friend who was sent to plant a church in a hostile city, in a neighborhood dominated by sexual perversion. While making the rounds, introducing himself to pastors already serving in the city one pastor warned him that so many others had sought to minister to that demographic, but, the pastor reasoned, they just weren’t reachable. My friend, though he had served in the special forces, and could well be Chuck Norris’s younger brother, broke down in tears. He explained to the pastor, “If the gospel has no power to save them, it has no power to save me.”

R.C. Sproul Jr.

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood	Dutch	Soups	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Olive oil
3		Chopped onions
2		Chopped carrots
2		Stalks chopped celery
1		Chopped green pepper
3		Crushed garlic cloves
1	ts	Oregano
1/3	c	Chopped parsley
1	cn	(20 oz) plum tomatoes
1	pt	Clam juice
		Juice of 1 lemon
1	pn	Saffron, soaked in 2 Tbls.
		Hot water 10 minutes
1	c	Dry sherry or Sauterne
		Salt & pepper to taste
2		Jumbo lobster tails, cut
		Into large chunks, shells &
		All
1 1/2	lb	Jumbo green shrimp,
		Deveined
1	lb	Scallops, rinsed & drained
1 1/2	lb	Fish fillets: bass, halibut,
		Snapper, cut into large
		Chunks
2		Dz neck clams or mussels
		Well scrubbed
		Sour dough bread

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in large pot or Dutch oven; add chopped vegetables, garlic,
oregano & parsley. Saute' until vegetables are tender. Stir in
tomatoes, clam juice, lemon juice & saffron in water; bring to boil.
Lower heat & simmer 10 minutes. Add wine, salt, pepper, shellfish &
fillets; cover pot & continue to simmer, stirring often, for 15
minutes, or until clams open. Taste to correct seasonings; serve in
large bowls with sour dough bread.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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