Baked Ricotta With Sage

It is clear that there must be difficulties for us in a revelation such as the Bible. If someone were to hand me a book that was as simple to me as the multiplication table, and say, “This is the Word of God. In it He has revealed His whole will and wisdom,” I would shake my head and say, “I cannot believe it; that is too easy to be a perfect revelation of infinite wisdom.” There must be, in any complete revelation of God’s mind and will and character and being, things hard for the beginner to understand; and the wisest and best of us are but beginners.

R.A. Torrey

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Container, 48 oz.
		whole-milk ricotta cheese
1	t	Chopped fresh sage
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Freshly ground pepper
		Fried sage leaves
1/4	c	Extra-virgin olive oil
6		Fresh sage leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

1997    
Line large sieve with double layer of cheesecloth, letting excess  hang
over side; place over medium bowl. Spoon in ricotta. Cover and  alLow
to drain in the refrigerator overnight. Heat oven to 400oF.  Discard
liquid in bowl. Wipe out bowl. Return ricotta to bowl. Stir  in chopped
sage, salt and pepper. Line a 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl  or souffl,
dish with the cheesecloth. Spoon ricotta into bowl,  letting
cheesecloth overhang edge of bowl. Bake 1 hour until browned  on top
(ricotta will be jiggly in center). Cool cheese on rack 15  minutes.
Lift ricotta, still in cheesecloth, from dish and drain  again in
sieve, 30 minutes. Wrap and refrigerate overnight. (Can be  made ahead.
Refrigerate up to 2 days.) Discard cheesecloth. Transfer  ricotta to
serving plate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before  serving.
Make Fried Sage Leaves: Heat oil in small skillet over  medium-high
heat. Add sage leaves and cook just until leaves darken,  about 20
seconds. Pour oil and sage leaves on top of ricotta. Makes 8  to 10
servings.  Nutrition facts per serving: 290 calories, 22.5 g total fat
(13 g  saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 372 mg sodium, 5 g
carbohydrates,  17 g protein, 316 mg calcium. Nutritional daily goals:
2,000 (2,500  for men) calories, 60 g fat or less (70 g or less for
men), 20 g  saturated fat or less (23 g or less for men), 300 mg
cholesterol or  less, 2,400 mg sodium or less, 250 g carbohydrates or
more, 55 g to  90 g protein, 1,000 mg calcium.  Formatted from Ladies
Home Jornal by Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky  NOTES : This wonderful
cheese spread with chopped fresh sage couldn't  be easier-just shape
and bake. Prep time: 15 minutes plus chilling  Baking time: 1 hour
Degree of difficulty: easy Recipe by: LHJ   Dec  Posted to EAT-L Digest
by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky  <miriamp@POBOX.COM> on Jan 2, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 7111 Calories From Fat: 5010 Total Fat: 565.2g Cholesterol: 2306.2mg Sodium: 21218.2mg Potassium: 539mg Carbohydrates: 70.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.3g Protein: 459g

The following principles of leadership emerge from biblical teaching: 1. Christian leaders should be certain that their goal is to serve God and others, not to receive the title or honor that comes with leadership. 2. Leaders should not use their position for their own advantage or comfort. No task should be “beneath” them – although some tasks may be delegated. They should not ask others to do what they are unwilling to do themselves. 3. Leaders will seek to distinguish their own preferences from the will and welfare of the group as a whole. 4. Normally the position should seek the leader. There may be some situations in which persons may apply or volunteer. Nevertheless, when someone strongly desires a particular responsibility, his or her motivation should be carefully examined. 5. We must learn to see each other as valuable to the Lord and basically equal in his sight.

Millard Erickson