Fettuccine With Cherry Tomatoes, Goat Cheese, And Herbs

So, what’s so bad about complaining? One – it reveals a thankless heart. How much easier is it to complain about the two things we don’t have as compared to being grateful for the thousands of things we do have? How can we follow the commands to rejoice always (Phil. 4:4) and be thankful for all things (1 Thes. 5:18) if there is a mere morsel of complaining in our hearts? Two – complaining reveals greater sins. Why do we complain? Because we are jealous that someone has what we want. Because we are selfish that things are not going our way. Because we are discontent and unsatisfied in Christ’s sufficiency. And three – complaining distrusts the sovereignty of God. Complaining implies that God made a mistake; that He not ruling the world with perfect justice and wisdom and quite frankly, we could do a better job. That He’s personally unloving and unkind to us. Can we rightly accept the fact that God has a good plan for our lives, or do we complain in believing ours is better and thus cast doubt on our sovereign Creator?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		July 1992	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Fettuccine
1/4	c	Olive oil
1	T	Minced garlic
2	T	Minced fresh parsley leaves
		or to taste plus
		if desired parsley
		sprigs for garnish
2	T	Minced fresh mint leaves, or
		to taste
1		1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
		quartered up to 1
3	oz	Mild goat cheese such as
		Montrachet crumbled
		about
		3/4
		cup

INSTRUCTIONS

In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the fettuccine until it is al
dente. While the fettuccine is cooking, in a small saucepan heat the
oil and the garlic over moderately low heat just until the mixture is
hot and remove the pan from the heat. Drain the fettuccine well and  in
a bowl toss it with the oil mixture, the minced parsley, the mint,  the
tomatoes, the goat cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Divide  the
pasta between 2 plates and garnish it with the parsley sprigs.  Serves
2.  Gourmet July 1992  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster
v2.0l.

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