The remedy is to turn back to the cross. Our Lord proved to us the redemptive power of suffering for His sake. But we have to choose it. We are constantly tempted to withdraw into self-protection and anger and defensiveness. But looking to the Lord moment by moment, we can embrace the cross with its pain and see Him use us to communicate more grace to people who aren’t even asking for it. We didn’t ask, and He suffered for us anyway. That kind of love was the only power that could get through to us. And it did.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Brazilian	Add	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Butter or margarine; or more
2		Plantains; medium-ripe
4		Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1	bn	Mustard greens; or spinach, leaves only
1	tb	Butter or margarine; or more
1	c	Chopped onion
2		Cloves garlic; chopped
4		Fresh tomatoes; chopped
1/4	c	Chicken broth
1	ts	Chili powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Cumin
1/4	ts	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

SPICED TOMATO SAUCE
PLANTAINS: with a knife, peel and slice 1/4" thick (2 cups). CHICKEN:
pound 1/4-inch thick. GREENS: wash, remove the stems.
Prepare the spiced tomato sauce. Cover and keep warm. In a large
skillet melt butter or margarine over medium-high heat. Saute
plantain slices 5 minutes, turning once. Remove from skillet,
reserving drippings in pan. Brown chicken breasts quickly on both
sides, turning once. Add mustard greens and plantains to skillet,
cover. Cook 3 to 5 minutes more or until wilted. Serve chicken and
vegetables with Spiced Tomato Sauce. Makes 4 servings.
Spiced Tomato Sauce: In a large skillet, melt butter; saute onion and
garlic until onion is limp. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to
boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. In blender or food
processor fitted with a metal blade, process mixture briefly until
tomato is finely chopped. Return to skillet; cover and keep warm
until needed. Makes 2-2/3 cups. Preparation time: 25 minutes.
Serves 4: 273 cals, 8g fat (26% cff)
Notes: Brazilian Plantains: A spicy tomato sauce adds spunk to
chicken, plantains and greens/spinach. One-pot meal. (International
Produce Cookbook and Guide (HPBooks 1989) Marlene Brown). mc by pat
Hanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> >eatlf 1/99
Recipe by: Marlene Brown (HPBooks 1989) Produce
Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat Hanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> on
Jan 08, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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