Spinach-yogurt Dip – We Love God!

Is there anything in ourselves that can merit salvation? Are some saved because they are better able to muster up belief in contrast to others who do not have the same inherent ability? If belief has its ultimate source in humans, people can boast about themselves before God because they are the ones who by their own goodness and power made the initial difference between whether or not they were saved. Such people would not suffer judgment like others because they would be inherently “better” than unbelievers.

G.K. Beale

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Fresh Spinach, with stems
		removed then finely
		chopped
3/4	c	Low-fat Plain Yogurt
1/4	c	Reduced-fat Mayonnaise
1		Clove Garlic, minced
1	t	Fresh Dill, finely chopped
		Salt & freshly ground Black
		Pepper to Taste

INSTRUCTIONS

If your New Year's resolutions include an effort to eat better in
1999, you're going to enjoy the month of January at Recipe-a-Day. The
Cook & Kitchen Staff are in our final week of Recipe-a- Day~Light.
Today, we're going to learn to snack a little lighter with a
fresh-tasting spinach dip. If you enjoy fresh vegetables as a snack,
but find them a little lacking without a creamy dip to top them,
you're going to enjoy today's recipe. Each serving of about one
tablespoon contains only 10 calories and 1 gram of fat, so break out
the baby carrots and get dipping!  Makes about 1 Cup  In a medium-sized
mixing bowl, combine the spinach, yogurt,  mayonnaise, garlic, and
dill. Season with salt and pepper.  Refrigerate in an airtight
container to store. Great as a vegetable  dip, but even better with a
little poached salmon.  Kitchen Staff Tip: Never poached a salmon
fillet? It's easy! Don't  poach it, bake the salmon. To do so, preheat
your oven to 375-F  degrees. Take the salmon fillets and place them in
a baking dish that  has been well oiled with about two teaspoons of
olive oil. Turn the  salmon fillets once, to coat them with the oil.
Season with a bit of  salt and pepper, and drizzle about 1/4 cup of dry
white wine over the  top of the salmon fillets. Bake for 18-20 minutes
and make sure the  thickest portion of the salmon fillet is opaque.
Fantastic with a  side of rice pilaf and a little spinach-yogurt dip,
of course!  Posted to dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by Recipe-a-Day
<recipe-a-day@bignetwork.com> on Jan 21, 1999, converted by MM_Buster
v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 813 Calories From Fat: 201 Total Fat: 22.9g Cholesterol: 31.2mg Sodium: 1937.4mg Potassium: 2376.9mg Carbohydrates: 111g Fiber: 38.5g Sugar: 14.1g Protein: 49.4g

The godly do suffer and complain about it at times. But the Bible teaches plainly that their suffering, even after their conversion and reconciliation to God, is not punishment any longer, but chastening. It is not the punishment of a God who is angry with them, but the chastening of a God who is reconciled to them. Whom God loves, the Scriptures says, He chastens. He makes all things, including pain, “work together for good for them that love God, and are called according to His purpose.” That should be the consolation and strength of the saints… That affliction is actually a blessing in disguise. At other times, the pain hurts so much that they cannot, through the tears, see the disguise. Momentarily they lament the heavy hand of God upon them, but when they are thinking in their most saintly character, they praise God. His rod and staff comfort them.

John Gerstner