Chicken And Sausage Gumbo #2

Augustine rightly said, 'Fear is the response of the human heart when its one thing is threatened.' God has blessed all of our lives with many good things. We are to enjoy them and acknowledge God in gratitude, but we dare not make these good things our 'one thing', for in doing so, they become idols in our hearts. Like Augustine said, when we foolishly make these good things our one thing, fear will result when they are threatened. As a matter of fact, fear, worry, and anxiety are a good indication that we have created idols and feel in danger of losing them. Therefore, Christ's goal is to pull our heart away from these false gods and place our heart on the true God. Do you remember how Jesus praised Mary over Martha? Why? Because she chose God as her one thing. 'But the Lord answered and said to her, ';Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things [and they were good things!]; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her ';' (Lk. 10:41-42). So when God is our one thing, we never need to fear because our one thing is never threatened nor will He ever be removed from our presence.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Soup	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	All-purpose flour
1/3	c	Cooking oil
3	c	Water
12	oz	Fully cooked smoked sausage
		links sliced and
		quartered
2	c	Chopped cooked chicken
2	c	Sliced okra -or-
1		10-oz frozen whole okra
		sliced 1/2 inch thick
1	c	Chopped onion
1/2	c	Chopped green pepper
1/2	c	Chopped celery
4		Cloves garlic, minced
1	t	Salt
1/2	t	Pepper
1/4	t	Ground red pepper
		Hot cooked rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:22:16 -0500  From: Walt Gray
<waltgray@mnsinc.com> For roux, in a heavy 2-quart  saucepan stir
together flour and oil till smooth. Cook over  medium-high heat 5
minutes, stirring constantly.  Reduce heat to  medium. Cook and stir
constantly about 15 minutes more or till a  dark, reddish brown roux
forms. Cool.  In a 3-1/2, 4-, 5-, or 6-quart crockery cooker place
water. Stir in  roux. Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper,
celery,  garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper. Cover; cook on low-heat
setting  for 10-12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4-1/2 to 5 hours.
Skim  off fat. Serve over rice. Makes 6 servings. From: Tiffany
Hall-Graham  Date: 12 Feb 94  MM-RECIPES@IDISCOVER.NET  MEAL-MASTER
RECIPES LIST SERVER  MM-RECIPES DIGEST V3 #89  From the MealMaster
recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 456 Calories From Fat: 291 Total Fat: 32.5g Cholesterol: 54.5mg Sodium: 1605.5mg Potassium: 492.5mg Carbohydrates: 24g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 4.3g Protein: 16.4g