It is natural...for us to trust in ourselves. It is so natural, and so confirmed by the habits of a lifetime, that no ordinary difficulties or perplexities avail to break us of it. It takes all God can do to root up our self-confidence. He must reduce us to despair; He must bring us to such an extremity that the one voice we have in our hearts, the one voice that cries to us wherever we look round for help, is death, death, death. It is out of this despair that the superhuman hope is born. It is out of this abject helplessness that the soul learns to look up with new trust to God… How do most of us attain to any faith in Providence? Is it not by proving, through numberless experiments, that it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps? Is it not by coming, again and again, to the limit of our resources, and being compelled to feel that unless there is a wisdom and a love at work on our behalf, immeasurably wiser and more benign than our own, life is a moral chaos?... Only desperation opens our eyes to God’s love.

James Denney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Too, Hot, Tamales	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	qt	Chicken stock
1	bn	Cilantro, washed and tied
1	tb	Coarse salt
1/2	ts	Black pepper, freshly ground
4	lb	Chicken pieces, on bone (Trim Knobs Off Drumsticks Cut Breasts And Thighs In Half With A Cleaver Wings Trimmed)
1		Leek, washed, white part Cut Into 2 Inch Chun
1	lg	Onion
6		Cloves garlic, peeled
3		Turnips, peeled and Quartered
3		Carrots, Peeled, Cut Into 2 Inch Chunks
1/2	lb	Chayote, quartered
1/2	lb	Yams, peeled, 1 inch Cubes
1/2	lb	Potatoes, peeled, 1 inch Cubes
1/2	sm	Cabbage, cut into wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour the stock into a large stockpot and bring to a boil with the cilantro
(tied for easy removal later), salt and pepper. Add the chicken, leek,
onion, garlic, turnips, carrots, chayote, yams, potatoes, and cabbage and
simmer over medium heat, cooking until the vegetables are tender and
chicken is cooked, about 45 minutes. Transfer the chicken pieces to a
tureen (skin the chicken if desired) or individual plates and surround with
the vegetables. Strain the broth over the vegetables and chicken and
garnish with Avocado Sauce. Yield: 4 to 6 servings Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD
NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved 11/22/96 show
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #321
Recipe by: TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6358
From: Pat Asher <asher@mcs.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 08:01:39 -0600

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