Yam And Apple Soup – We Love God!

God's rules regarding marriage are not arbitrary. Everything in human marriage is to be, Ephesians 5:25, 'with reference to Christ and the church.' That's why within marriage there are male and female roles - whereby the husband shows Christ and the wife shows the church. That's why God forbids divorce - because Jesus would never leave us nor would we desire to leave Him. That's why sex before marriage is wrong - because the joining of us and Christ only happened after a covenant was made. That's why marriage in God's economy is between one man and one woman - because Jesus didn't marry Himself nor did the church marry herself. That's why married children leave their parents to form a new union - because the union with Christ is to be dominating over all other relationships. That's why within marriage couples now become one flesh - because we are in Christ and He is in us. That's why adultery is wrong - because God would never cheat on us nor should we spiritually cheat on Him by running after other gods.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy			5	To 6

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	4 tablespoons butter
1		Onion, chopped
2	c	Peeled, chopped yams
1	c	Cored, peeled and chopped
		apples
3	c	Chicken stock
1/2	t	Dried whole thyme
1/4	c	Maple syrup
		Salt and black pepper to
		taste
		Lightly whipped cream
		flavored with maple syrup
		and freshly grated
		nutmeg
		for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Winnie Laster is known for her apples. She has an apple orchard just
up the road from her house in Joppa, Maryland, and has tried so many
types of recipes for an apple this-or-that she can't keep count. Once
while trying out a new recipe for chicken braised with apples and
yams, Winnie went outside to hang some laundry. Somehow the backdoor
slammed shut and she couldn't get back in. So Winnie hot-footed it
over to her sister's who lives about two miles up river and collected
a spare key, but by the time she got back home her braised chicken  was
"more like very-stewed, and the apples and yams sort of  dissolved."
Disappointed but undaunted, she tasted the homogenous  mixture and
thought it just grand! A little chicken stock, some thyme  from her
garden, a touch of maple syrup, and a soup was born. It's  now a staple
for her fall kitchen repertoire. The yams and apples  make a fine
Eastern Shore duo in this thick and creamy soup, with the  maple syrup
adding just a hint of sweetness.  In a pot, melt the butter. Saut the
onion 3 to 4 minutes. Add the  yams, apples, stock, thyme, and maple
syrup. Bring to a boil. Reduce  the heat and simmer, uncovered, until
the yams and apples are tender,  30 to 40 minutes.  In a blender or a
food processor, pure the mixture. Return to the pot  and reheat. Season
with salt and pepper.  Serve in soup bowls. Garnish with whipped cream
dusted with a bit of  nutmeg.  Posted to recipelu-digest by molony
<molony@scsn.net> on Mar 02, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 214 Calories From Fat: 99 Total Fat: 11.2g Cholesterol: 29.2mg Sodium: 210.6mg Potassium: 280.7mg Carbohydrates: 25.5g Fiber: 1.8g Sugar: 19.7g Protein: 4.2g

It is possible to endure in this life but to do it in a self-righteous, resentful survivor-spirit that is self-pitying and angry at those who do not shoulder the burden with you while being inwardly proud of your grit. Instead of the fruit of the Spirit, there is bitterness and joylessness. In truth, God may not consider this kind of life to be one of endurance, and certainly not one of “great endurance” (2 Cor. 6:4). Paul endured with the inner graces of the Spirit. Sweet endurance is what the Scripture here enjoins… Sweet in-Spirited endurance testiﬁes to the reality of Christ and that He is worth our trust and service.

Kent Hughes