Penne With Spinach And Ham

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John Angell James

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Main dish, Pasta	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Penne pasta
3	T	Olive oil
1	t	Garlic-flavored oil
1	t	Salt
1/2	t	Crushed red pepper
1		10 oz. fresh spinach
		coarsely chopped
1	lb	Smoked ham, cut into
		1×1/4-inch-thick strips
1 1/2	c	Shredded sharp Cheddar
		cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, combine oils,
salt and red pepper in large bowl. Drain pasta in colander, reserving
1/2 cup pasta water. Add hot pasta with reserved pasta water to bowl,
tossing with oil mixture, spinach, ham and cheese until spinach wilts
and cheese melts. Makes 6 servings.  PER SERVING: Calories 605, Total
Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 9.5 g,  Cholesterol 74 mg, Sodium 1,720 mg,
Carbohydrates 59 g, Protein 35 g  Recipe by Cathy Luchetti's Hot Flash
Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes  Digest by Julie Bertholf
<jewel1@ix.netcom.com> on Jun 03, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 660 Calories From Fat: 259 Total Fat: 29.1g Cholesterol: 83.9mg Sodium: 2212.1mg Potassium: 258.9mg Carbohydrates: 58.4g Fiber: 3.3g Sugar: <1g Protein: 38.4g

If the world is not rooted out from our hearts, it will devour them. There must be weeding, if the good seed of grace is to grow. But what weed-killer can we use against the spirit of the world? Here is a potent, three-fold formula from the Bible: 1. Recognize that love of the world is the enemy of the love of the Father (1 John 2:15). You cannot have both. You must choose one only. Make the right choice. 2. Remember that it was the world that crucified Christ and that it took the sacrifice of the Cross to deliver you from it (Gal. 6:14). How can you negotiate with the spirit which plotted the assassination of your Savior? 3. Reflect on the fact that the world, in this sense, is transient and ephemeral (1 John 2:17); it is not a solid investment. Devote yourself instead to having “treasure in heaven” (Matt. 6:19-21).

Sinclair Ferguson