[Paul’s] thrice-repeated prayer for the removal of the ailment was answered, not by his deliverance from it, but by his receiving the necessary grace to bear it – not simply to live with it but to be thankful for it. If his ministry was so effective despite this physical weakness, then the transcendent power was manifestly God’s, not his own. Infirmities like this were welcomed, together with the other hardships…if they were the condition on which the power of the risen Christ operated through him. They constantly reminded him not so much of his own inadequacy as of the total adequacy of Christ, in whom, when he was personally most weak, he knew himself to be most strong.

F.F. Bruce

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy, Meats		Pasta	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	c	Rotini pasta
1	tb	Vegetable oil
2		Slices bacon, chopped
2		Cloves garlic, minced
1		Cooking Onion chopped
1	lb	Mushrooms, sliced
1/2	ts	Dried thyme leaves
1/4	ts	Each salt and pepper
2/3	c	10% cream
1/3	c	Chicken stock
1/4	c	Dry white wine
		Chopped fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook rotini pasta according to package directions.
In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.  Add bacon and cook until
translucent.  Stir in garlic, onion and mushrooms.  Cook, stirring
occasionally, for 5 minutes or until mushrooms begin to brown.
Increase heat to high and stir in thyme, salt and pepper.  Stir in
cream, stock and wine.  When mixture boils, reduce heat and simmer
for 1 minute. Add hot drained pasta and toss.  Garnish with chopped
fresh parsley and serve immediately.   Prep Time: 10 minutes  Cooking
Time 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings. Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@email.msn.com Source: Foodland Ontario.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin"
<cjhartlin@email.msn.com> on Sep 13, 1999

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