Name: Carrot-Raisin Rice Salad
Ingredients: 1 pk Uncle Ben's Fast Cooking Rice Pilaf; 2 qt Water; 2 c Carrots, shredded; 2 c Celery, sliced; 1 c Raisins; 1/2 c Onions, finely chopped; 2 c Mayonnaise; 2 c Sour cream; 3 tb Lemon Juice

The kind of meditation encouraged in the Bible differs from other kinds of meditation in several ways. While some advocate a kind of meditation in which you do your best to empty your mind, Christian meditation involves filling your mind with God and truth. For some, meditation is an attempt to achieve complete mental passivity, but biblical meditation requires constructive mental activity. Worldly meditation employs visualization techniques intended to “create your own reality.” And while Christian history has always had a place for the sanctified use of our God-given imagination in meditation, imagination is our servant to help us meditate on things that are true (Philippians 4:8). Furthermore, instead of “creating our own reality” through visualization, we link meditation with prayer to God and responsible, Spirit-filled human action to effect changes.

Donald S. Whitney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Spanish	Salads, Rice	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Uncle Ben's Fast Cooking Rice Pilaf
2	qt	Water
2	c	Carrots, shredded
2	c	Celery, sliced
1	c	Raisins
1/2	c	Onions, finely chopped
2	c	Mayonnaise
2	c	Sour cream
3	tb	Lemon Juice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine rice, contents of seasoning packet and water in cooking pan. 2.
Bring to a vigorous boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until water is
absorbed, about 5 minutes. 3. Cover and quickly cool in shallow pan. 4.
Add carrots, celery, raisins and onions. 5. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream,
and lemon juice. Stir into the rice
mixture. 6. Chill thoroughly before serving. Measurements and timing are
designed only for Uncle Ben's Fast Cooking Rice Pilaf, Original Rice Pilaf,
Fast Cooking Spanish Rice, Long Grain & Wild Rice Blend, and CONVERTED
Brand Rice
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