Spinach-filled Filo Cups

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains, Eggs		Appetizers, Posted	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

10	oz	Frozen Chopped Spinach
		Thawed
10		Mushrooms, Chopped
3/4	c	Ricotta Cheese, Drained
3	T	Pine Nuts, Chopped
1/8	t	Nutmeg
1		Egg, Beaten Slightly
1/2	t	Seasoned Salt
4	T	Parmesan Cheese, Freshly
		Grated
4		Sheets Filo Dough
6	T	Butter Or Margarine, me

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375. Drain spinach in a strainer, using the back of a
spoon to press out excess liquid. Combine drained spinach, mushrooms,
ricotta cheese, pine nuts, nutmeg, egg, seasoned salt and 2 tbsp of
the parmesan cheese; set aside. Brush each sheet of filo with melted
margarine or butter; stack filo sheets. Cut filo crosswise into 1/4's
and lengthwise into 1/3's to form 12 (4-layer) squares. Gently press
each square into a muffin cup. Spoon 1/4 cup spinach mixture into  each
filo-lined cup. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp parmesan cheese.  Bake
25 minutes or until golden brown and filling is set. Remove from  oven;
let stand 5 minutes. Remove from cups.  Recipe by: Appetizers and Small
Meals by Mable Hoffman  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Meg Antczak
<meginny@frontiernet.net>  on May 06, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 121 Calories From Fat: 69 Total Fat: 7.9g Cholesterol: 34.2mg Sodium: 441.1mg Potassium: 176.8mg Carbohydrates: 3.4g Fiber: 1.1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 10.1g

Recently I read again of a woman who simply decided one day to make such a commitment to pray, and my conscience was pricked. But I knew myself well enough to know that something other than resolve was being called for. I began to pray about praying. I expressed to God my frustrated longings, my jaded sense of caution about trying again, my sense of failure over working at being more disciplined and regular. I discovered something surprising happening from such simple praying: I was drawn into the presence of One who had, far more than I did, the power to keep me close. I found my focus subtly shifting away from my efforts to God’s, from rigor to grace, from rigidity to relationship. I soon realized that this was happening regularly. I was praying much more. I became less worried about the mechanics and methods, and in turn I was more motivated. And God so cares for us, I realized anew, that He Himself helps us pray. When we “do not know what we ought to pray for… the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express” (Rom. 8:26) (Timothy Jones).

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