Name: Sugar Snap Peas with Lemon, Garlic and Basil
Ingredients: 1 ts Salt; 4 c Loosely packed pods ~ 1 lb; 2 tb Olive oil; 1 tb Lemon juice; Zest of 1 medium lemon; 1 md Garlic clove, minced; 8 Basil leaves chopped fine; 1/2 ts Salt; Ground black pepper

Do you want to go to heaven? I mean, do you really want to go to heaven? Let’s remember that heaven is a place of perfect holiness. That means as we delight in beholding God’s glory now, it is as if we are, 2 Corinthians 3:18, “beholding [Him] as if in a mirror.” Heaven will be direct exposure to the fullness of His glory. Why there and not here? Because we still have sin. Yet the split second Christians die, they are instantly transformed to be as righteous as Christ. Now we are declared as perfectly righteous as Christ. Then we will be made as perfectly righteous as Christ. If you are in Christ, this will be your state into all of eternity. Therefore I have to make the two following conclusions: One, we can think of our time here on earth as we are being made more holy like God only as preparation for our future existence with Him. And two, if you really want to go to heaven and be as holy as God throughout all of eternity, isn’t it safe to assume you’d desire it right now as well?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Vegetables, Side dishes	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	ts	Salt
4	c	Loosely packed pods ~ 1 lb
2	tb	Olive oil
1	tb	Lemon juice
		Zest of 1 medium lemon
1	md	Garlic clove, minced
8		Basil leaves chopped fine
1/2	ts	Salt
		Ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

BLANCHED SUGAR SNAP PEAS
SEASONINGS
Blanching of Sugar Snap Peas:
Bring 6 cups water to brisk boil in 3- or 4-quart saucepan.  Add salt and
peas and cook until crisp-tender, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, depending on size of
peas.  Drain peas, shock in ice water, drain again and pat dry. Peas can be
set aside for up to one hour.
Seasoning:
Heat oil over medium heat in medium saute pan.  Add zest and garlic; saute
until garlic is soft but not browned, about 2 minutes.  Add peas, lemon
juice, and basil; too to combine.  Cook until just heated through, 1 to 1
1/2 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper to taste; serve immediately.
From Cook's Illustrated, May/June 1997 Issue.  WONDERFUL!
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #148 by "Marijo
Yates"<[email protected]> on May 28, 1997

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