Name: Paella
Ingredients: 2 Chicken breasts; halved, skinned and boned; 1 tb Butter; 1/4 ts Garlic powder; 1 lb Raw shrimp; shelled and deveined; 1 tb Butter; 1 tb Parsley; snipped; 1 lb Scallops; 1 c Uncooked rice; 2 c Chicken broth pinch saffron; 1 pk Frozen peas; 10 oz. thawed; 1 tb Pimento; diced

Think about the insanity of...ministry idolatry. The people in your congregation did not become active participants in your ministry so that collectively they could make you feel better about yourself and more secure with your ministry gifts. God didn’t call you to your particular ministry position so that you could finally cobble together an identity that you could live with. The leadership of the church didn’t call you to be their pastor because they knew that you needed a forum where you could find meaning and purpose. The troubled people in your congregation did not come with their troubles so that you could feel needed, essential, and appreciated. The people who faithfully give don’t give so you can build a successful ministry and bask in the security of your accomplishments. So you will never find in your ministry the rest of heart that every human being seeks. And when you look there, it only ends in anxiety, frustration, hurt, disappointment, anger, and bitterness and may ultimately lead you to question the goodness of God... The only defense against this the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is only when we are living out of the life that grace alone is able to give that we quit seeking life elsewhere. It is only when we are embracing the rest of the forgiveness of grace that we can look at ourselves honestly and grieve without wallowing in debilitating guilt and shame.

Paul David Tripp

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Microwave, Poultry	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Chicken breasts; halved, skinned and boned
1	tb	Butter
1/4	ts	Garlic powder
1	lb	Raw shrimp; shelled and deveined
1	tb	Butter
1	tb	Parsley; snipped
1	lb	Scallops
1	c	Uncooked rice
2	c	Chicken broth pinch saffron
1	pk	Frozen peas; 10 oz. thawed
1	tb	Pimento; diced

INSTRUCTIONS

Place chicken breasts in an 8 inch square baking dish, with thicker
portions to outside edge of dish. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at medium
high (70%) until tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Set aside. Place shrimp, butter
and garlic powder in a 9 inch pie dish. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at
high (100%) until shrimp turns pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside. Place 1
tablespoon butter in a shallow glass dish. Microwave at high (100%) until
melted, 30 to 45 seconds. Stir in parsley. Place scallops in butter sauce.
Cover with wax paper. Microwave at high (100%) until tender, 4 1/2 to 5
minutes. Set aside. Place rice, broth and saffron in a 3 quart casserole.
Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at high (100%) until tender, 14 to 1 7
minutes, stirring twice during cooking time. Stir in peas and pimentos.
Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at high (100%) 3 minutes. Mix shrimp and
scallops into rice. Place chicken breasts on top. Cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at medium high (70%) until heated, 4 to 5 minutes. Makes 4
generous servings.
Recipe by: diane@keyway.net
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 213 by "Diane Geary"
<diane@keyway.net> on Nov 7, 1997

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