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This is what sin is all about. Sin is all about promising us satisfaction, but it never keeps its promises. It can’t, because we weren’t made to satisfy ourselves. No, all sin does is blind us to the truth… We were made to find our satisfaction in a loving relationship with God, but sin convinces us to spend our lives in a self-loving relationship with ourselves. The tragedy is that in the end it doesn’t even work. Sin leaves us bitter, empty, and filled with regret. Worst of all, it leaves us outside the love of God, the one thing that could have satisfied us. It leaves us exposed to His righteous anger that was provoked by our decision to love anything and everything except Him, the one and only who was worthy of our love.
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    • Apple and Onion Tomato Sauce

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    1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 c Diced or peeled tomatoes; chopped (or "basic" sauce)
    1 md Onion; finely shredded
    1 sm Apple; finely chopped or sliced
    2 tb Extra virgin olive oil
    1 Bay leaf
    1 pn Salt
    1 pn Black pepper

    INSTRUCTIONS

    (in Italy it's usually served with small pasta, such as bowties or
corkscrews)
Place oil, onion, apple and bay leaf in a saucepan. Cover and simmer on low
heat until apple and onion are dissolved (it takes 45 to 60 minutes). Add
tomatoes and salt, and simmer for another half hour. Add pepper after
removing the pan from the heat.
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by Lucretia B
<lucretiab@geocities.com> on Dec 10, 1997

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