Pears With Port And Blue Cheese

So deeply planted are the roots of human corruption, that even after we are born again, renewed, “washed, sanctified, justified,” and made living members of Christ, these roots remain alive in the bottom of our hearts, and, like the leprosy in the walls of the house, we never get rid of them until the earthly house of this tabernacle is dissolved. Sin, no doubt, in the believer’s heart, has no longer dominion. It is checked, controlled, mortified, and crucified by the expulsive power of the new principle of grace. The life of a believer is a life of victory, and not of failure. But the very struggles which go on within his bosom, the fight that he finds it needful to fight daily, the watchful jealousy which he is obliged to exercise over his inner man, the contest between the flesh and the spirit, the inward “groanings” which no one knows but he who has experienced them - all, all testify to the same great truth, all show the enormous power and vitality of sin. Mighty indeed must that foe be who even when crucified is still alive!

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Sami	Mike02	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Water
1/2	c	Dry white wine
1/2	c	Good port wine
2	T	Granulated sugar
1		Cinnamon stick
2		Whole cloves -, to 3
1/4	t	Red pepper flakes
4		Firm Bartlett pears
		=== GARNISH ===
1/2	c	Extra-virgin olive oil
1/4	c	Balsamic vinegar
1/4	lb	Gorgonzola cheese
		or other blue cheese
1/2	lb	Mesclun
		or choice of fresh young
		salad greens
1/2	lb	Thinly-sliced prosciutto
		Westphalian
		Or real Virginia ham
		properly cooked
		And cooled

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring the water, wine, sugar, and spices to a boil in a pot just large
enough to hold the pears. Lower the heat and simmer 5 minutes. While
the poaching liquid is cooking, peel, but do not core, the pears.  (Use
a vegetable peeler for the neatest job with the least waste.)  Poach
the pears, uncovered, 20 minutes, or until they are just tender  to the
tip of a knife. Remove from the heat, and cool the pears in  the liquid
another 20 minutes. You can refrigerate them (still in the  liquid) for
later use. When ready to serve, remove the pears from the  liquid, cut
in half lengthwise, and remove the core with a teaspoon.  With a sharp
knife, slice each pear half into 1/4-inch thick  lengthwise slices,
leaving the neck of the pear unsliced so that you  can "fan" the pear
half on its serving plate. Make the garnish by  combining the oil and
vinegar in a bowl with the crumbled Gorgonzola.  Add the mesclun and
toss. On each serving plate, place a pear half at  the 6 o'clock
position, "fanning" it across the plate. Divide the  prosciutto into 8
portions and drape one portion across the middle of  each serving
plate, covering the top half of the pear fan. Garnish  each plate with
1/4 cup dressed greens, placed in the 12 o'clock  position, above the
prosciutto. This recipe yields 8 servings.  Recipe Source: MICHAELS
PLACE with Michael Lomonaco From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show # ML-1B43
broadcast 05-26-1998) Downloaded from their  Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR
MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  05-26-1998
Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 912 Calories From Fat: 367 Total Fat: 41.1g Cholesterol: 404mg Sodium: 1248.8mg Potassium: 1290.7mg Carbohydrates: 6.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 4.5g Protein: 119.6g

Remember that it is on the question of homosexual orientation that the world, the flesh, and the Devil converge. The world, with its sub-biblical views, has voted that homosexuality is normal. Our flesh wants to exonerate itself from homosexual fantasy and maintain that sexual gratification is a sacred right. And the Devil stands behind both, whispering his murderous deceptions. The deception of homosexual orientation must be exposed and corrected. It is a false teaching that will eventually lead to bad fruit. We truly do have an “orientation,” but it is a spiritual orientation that is against God. It is not a simple physical propensity.

Edward Welch