Name: Red Beans and Rice #01
Ingredients: 1 lb Dry kidney beans; 1 lg Ham hock (optional); 1 Onion; chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; 3 c Cooked rice; 1/2 c Celery; chopped; 1/2 c Green pepper; chopped

A paradox is an apparent contradiction. Grace and truth aren’t really contradictory. Jesus didn’t switch on truth, then turn it off so He could switch on grace. Both are permanently switched on in Jesus. Both should be switched on in us… Truth without grace breeds a self-righteousness legalism that poisons the church and pushes the world from Christ. Grace without truth breeds moral indifference and keeps people from seeing their need for Christ. Attempts to “soften” the gospel by minimizing truth keep people from Jesus. Attempts to 'toughen” the gospel by minimizing grace keep people from Jesus. It’s not enough for us to offer grace or truth. We must offer both.

Randy Alcorn

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Rice	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dry kidney beans
1	lg	Ham hock (optional)
1		Onion; chopped
		Salt and pepper to taste
3	c	Cooked rice
1/2	c	Celery; chopped
1/2	c	Green pepper; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak beans overnight. Place ham hock and beans in large pot. Cover with
water, add onions, celery, green pepper, salt and pepper. Salt lightly, as
the ham hock is very salty. Bring to a boil, cook slowly at least 3 hours
or until meat leaves bone and beans are tender. Serve over cooked rice.
Makes 10-12 servings. Leftover beans freeze well. Note: To prepare beans
without soaking overnight, cover with water; bring to a boil. Remove from
heat, cover and let set 1 hour.
N.R. HOSEY
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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