CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Charlotte, Observer	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	md	Avocado; very ripe
3	c	Cold chicken stock; fat skimmed off
1	c	Sour cream; divided
		Salt and freshly ground black pepper; to taste
1	pn	Cayenne pepper OR a few drops tabasco
2	tb	Chives; finely minced
1		Boneless chicken breast; cooked
1	tb	Green or red chiles; minced or
2	tb	Roasted red bell pepper; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Using stainless-steel knife, peel and pit avocado and cut into chunks.
Puree in food processor or by rubbing through sieve with wooden spoon.
Blend in chicken stock using blender, food processor or wire whisk. Beat in
2/3 cup sour cream until smooth and frothy. Season with salt and peppers or
Tabasco and 1 tablespoon chives. Place in refrigerator to chill and thicken
for 2 to 3 hours. (Can be made to this point up to 24 hours in advance;
cover tightly with plastic wrap.)
About 30 minutes before serving, place 4 soup cups or bowls in refrigerator
to chill. Let chicken stand at room temperature (no more than 30 minutes).
Cut chicken in fine dice or shred. Using fork, beat remaining 1/3 cup sour
cream until thin. Place chicken in chilled cups. Ladle bisque over it.
Drizzle beaten sour cream over it and garnish with remaining 1 tablespoon
chives, minced chiles, roasted red pepper or pimiento, if desired. Serve
cold.
Notes: When we wrote about the return of soups last January, this was our
hands-down favorite. The flavor is rich and the color is beautiful. It's
from ``The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup,'' by Mimi Sheraton (Warner
Books, 1995).
Recipe by: Year's best recipes Compiled by KATHLEEN PURVIS
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #982 by Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Jan 04,
1998

A Message from our Provider:

“No one can ignore Jesus forever”

God shows us the importance of the commandment [to honor our parents in Exodus 20] in several different ways: 1. First of all, notice that He puts it first in the list of our horizontal responsibilities. Our vertical responsibilities are addressed in commands one through four to Him, but when He begins to express our horizontal responsibilities, our responsibilities in our human relations with one another, the very first thing He says is, “Honor your father and your mother.” 2. Secondly, it is interesting. If we were to go ahead and read the laws all the way up through Exodus 24, you would find that God attaches the same penalty to disobedience of parents that He attaches to blasphemy and idolatry and the worship of false gods. In both cases, blasphemy and idolatry, worship of false gods, and in the case of disobedience to parents, in the laws of Moses the death penalty is given. 3. Thirdly, notice that this command flows out of and is closely connected to what is said in the first four commands. The first four commands basically said, “Worship God only. Revere God only.” And then the fifth commandment, what is the first word out of God’s mouth to us about our parents? “Revere your parents.” Isn’t it fascinating that He could spend four commands, and especially the first two commands, claiming to Himself the exclusive right to our reverence, to our worship, and to our adoration. And then in the very first word out of His mouth to us in how we relate to one another, He can say, “Revere your father and mother.”

Ligon Duncan