Name: English Muffin W/ham, Tomatoes and Pesto
Ingredients: 1 Stick butter; 8 oz Cream cheese; 1 Clove garlic; minced; 6 English muffins; halved; 12 sl Deli baked ham; cut to fit muffin halves; 12 sl Tomato; 4 tb PESTO:; 4 c Fresh basil leaves; washed and stripped from stems; 4 Cloves garlic; 1/4 c Olive oil; 1/4 c Pine nuts; 1 c Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Confronting another when they are in a state of sin is an act of love. If our children were abusing drugs we would make a judgment call. Why is it any different if a brother or sister in Christ is acting in a destructive manner? Don’t we understand the destructive nature of sin? It nailed our Savior to the cross! Respected pastor and theologian, John Stott, once said, “To [learn of a foreign object in a brother’s eye and] leave it there, and make no attempt to remove it, would hardly be consistent with brotherly love” (Sermon on the Mount, p. 179). If we really want to be more like Christ (Rom. 8:29), we will be grateful to have our sins revealed. If we are humble, we will be grateful to have our sins revealed. It is only the scoffer, according to Proverbs, who hates correction (Pro. 9:8). And if this is what is best for us, we should naturally want it for others. Isn’t that the Golden Rule (Mt. 7:12)?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Grains	English	Meat	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Stick butter
8	oz	Cream cheese
1		Clove garlic; minced
6		English muffins; halved
12	sl	Deli baked ham; cut to fit muffin halves
12	sl	Tomato
4	tb	PESTO:
4	c	Fresh basil leaves; washed and stripped from stems
4		Cloves garlic
1/4	c	Olive oil
1/4	c	Pine nuts
1	c	Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 21:00:58 -0500
From: kmeade@ids2.idsonline.com (The Meades)
Recipe By: japlady@nwu.edu (Rebecca Radnor)
Remove butter and cream cheese from fridge and allow to soften. Cream
together until fluffy. Blend in minced garlic.
Place the muffin halves on a baking sheet. Spead each with a portion of the
cheese mixture. Then top each muffin with a slice of ham and a slice of
tomato. Spread pesto on top of each tomato, using about 1 tsp. per tomato.
Place a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of that and bake at 400
degrees for about 20 mintes or unil the cheese has melted and is slightly
browned.
Pesto: Blend until a paste forms...you may have to shove it down with a
spatula several times in the blender container. A food processor does not
do this as well as a blender! Freeze and cut into 1" cubes any left over
pesto and serve with pasta.
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