Name: Spinach and Pine Nuts with Penne (Mf)
Ingredients: 8 oz Penne pasta; 2 tb Butter; 2 tb Olive oil; 1/4 c Pine nuts; 1 Garlic clove, minced; 1 lb Spinach, washed and trimmed; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/4 c Currants soaked in port wine

How do you win a battle? You read the enemy’s book. Familiarity with his tactics, knowledge of his ways, is essential in waging a successful war. It’s true in military warfare. It’s true in spiritual warfare as well. Patton gained an immeasurable advantage by learning in advance of being attacked where, in all likelihood, Rommel would concentrate his strike. He studied Rommel’s personality, his strategy in previous battles, his philosophy of tank warfare, all with a view to anticipating and countering every conceivable move. Satan doesn’t have a book. But he’s in ours.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Pasta, Dishes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Penne pasta
2	tb	Butter
2	tb	Olive oil
1/4	c	Pine nuts
1		Garlic clove, minced
1	lb	Spinach, washed and trimmed
		Salt and pepper to taste
1/4	c	Currants soaked in port wine

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add penne and boil for 10 minutes or
according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a heavy 12-inch skillet heat
butter and olive oil until foamy. Add pine nuts and saute, stirring
continuously until they turn golden. Add garlic and saute for a minute to
release the aroma. Add spinach in two batches if you must and toss together
just until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Add a tablespoon or so of
water to get spinach steaming. Drain pasta and serve in bowl. Toss with
wilted spinach and garnish with port soaked currants.
Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved MC Format by
Gail Shermeyer, 4paws@netrax.net
Recipe by: PASTA MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #PS6512
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #495 by 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on
Mar 02, 1997.

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