John began his epistle by saying, “What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life” (1 Jn. 1:1). There was a time when God’s people cried out for a word from their Creator (400 years of silence), now they heard from the living Word Himself in face-to-face dialogue. There was a time when no one could see the face of God without dying (Ex. 33:20), but Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (Jn. 14:9). There was a time when touching the ark improperly resulted in death (2 Sa. 6:6-7), but now John reports that God was touched with his own hands.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Italian	Meats, Poultry, Rice	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		Chicken legs
1/8	ts	Pepper
1	lb	Italian sausage 1" pieces
2		Green peppers cut in strips
1		Clove garlic, minced
1		28 oz can tomatoes
1/2	lb	Mushrooms, quartered
1		Bay leaf
1/2	ts	Salt
2	tb	Oil
2	c	Uncooked rice
1		Large onion sliced
1/2	c	Red wine
3/4	c	Chicken broth
1	ts	Basil, crushed
1/4	ts	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Season chicken with salt and pepper.  In a large skillet heat oil. Add
chicken and cook, turning, until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and set
aside. Add sausages to skillet and brown. Remove and set aside.
Add rice, green pepper, onion and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring
until rice is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine and simmer 2
minutes. Stir in tomatoes, broth, mushrooms, basil, bay leaf and sugar.
Return chicken and sausages to the skillet. Reduce heat; cover and simmer
35 - 40 minutes until chicken is tender. Remove and discard fat.
This is from one of my MIL's clippings from Women's Day. Date unknown
Shared by Robert Rostrup
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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