Name: Figs, Bananas and Blueberries in Citrus Broth
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Fresh orange juice; 1 c Fresh grapefruit juice; 3 tb Fresh lemon juice; 1/2 ts Fresh ginger, finely shredded; 2 tb Honey; 1 tb Rum; 16 Figs, ripe, black; 1 Banana; 3 tb Blueberries; 8 Mint leaves, chopped; Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

So, what’s so bad about complaining? One – it reveals a thankless heart. How much easier is it to complain about the two things we don’t have as compared to being grateful for the thousands of things we do have? How can we follow the commands to rejoice always (Phil. 4:4) and be thankful for all things (1 Thes. 5:18) if there is a mere morsel of complaining in our hearts? Two – complaining reveals greater sins. Why do we complain? Because we are jealous that someone has what we want. Because we are selfish that things are not going our way. Because we are discontent and unsatisfied in Christ’s sufficiency. And three – complaining distrusts the sovereignty of God. Complaining implies that God made a mistake; that He not ruling the world with perfect justice and wisdom and quite frankly, we could do a better job. That He’s personally unloving and unkind to us. Can we rightly accept the fact that God has a good plan for our lives, or do we complain in believing ours is better and thus cast doubt on our sovereign Creator?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Fruit, Mc	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Fresh orange juice
1	c	Fresh grapefruit juice
3	tb	Fresh lemon juice
1/2	ts	Fresh ginger, finely shredded
2	tb	Honey
1	tb	Rum
16		Figs, ripe, black
1		Banana
3	tb	Blueberries
8		Mint leaves, chopped
		Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Directions (prep 10 mins; steeping 60 mins; chilling 60 mins) Select 16 or
20 figs (serving 4.) In a medium, nonaluminum saucepan, bring to a boil
citrus juices, ginger, honey and rum. Meanwhile, prick each fig with a fork
several times. Peel banana and cut into slices. Plunge fruits gently into
boiling juices. Turn off heat, cover and let cool. Refrigerate for 1 hr.
Serve in shallow, rimmed soup plates and garnish with fresh mint leaves.
NOTES : Hubert Keller, Great Desserts from the Great Chefs, by Baba S.
Khalsa and Andrea Opalenik (Chronicle Books) offer a flavor battle: sweet
versus tart -- paraphrased from Orlando Ramirez's article RIV PE 29 AU 96.
Recipe by: Hubert Keller, Chef
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #459 by [email protected] (The
Meades) on Jan 31, 1997.

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