Low-cal Tomato Gratin – We Love God!

We are to love our neighbors as ourselves – and that standard of comparison, as ourselves , is often taken as an implicit command to love ourselves. On this view, the wording not only permits self-love but commands it; it not only sanctions self-esteem but reinforces its importance. On the face of it, however, self-love in Mark 12 is merely presupposed, not advocated. To read much of the contemporary literature, evangelical and otherwise, on self-esteem is to inhabit a domain a long way removed from the second great commandment.

D.A. Carson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Vegetables	Canadian	Cheese, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Bread cubes, small fresh
		use French or Italian
28	oz	Canned tomatoes, drained
1/4	c	Fresh parsley, coarse chop
1	T	Olive oil
3		Garlic cloves, minced
1/2	t	Dried basil
1/4	t	Pepper
3	T	Parmesan, freshly grated

INSTRUCTIONS

Spread bread crumbs on rimmed baking sheet; Bake in 375F 190C oven or
toast in toaster oven for about 5 minutes or until crisp and lightly
browned.  Meanwhile, cut tomatoes into quarters. In shallow 6-cup
casserole,  combine tomatoes, parsley, oil, garlic, basil and pepper.
Stir in  bread; sprinkle cheese over top. Bake, uncovered, in 375F 190C
oven  for about 20 minutes or until heated through. Per Serving: about
125  calories, 5 g protein, 6 g fat, 14 g carbohydrate  Source:
Canadian Living magazine [Nov 95] Presented in an article by  Anne
Lindsay. "Health & Well-fare: Delicious Doses of Vitamin C"  [-=PAM=-]
PA_Meadows@msn.com  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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