Three-herb Pesto – We Love God!

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy	Sami	Marinades, Salsa	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2/3	c	Firmly packed fresh basil
		leaves
2/3	c	Firmly packed fresh mint
		leaves
2/3	c	Firmly packed fresh parsley
		leaves
1/3	c	Pine nuts
1/3	c	Freshly grated parmesan
		cheese
2		Garlic cloves, minced and
		mashed
		to a paste with 1/2
		teaspoon salt
1/2	c	Olive oil
1	T	Balsamic vinegar, or to
		taste

INSTRUCTIONS

In a blender or food processor puree all ingredients with salt and
pepper to taste until smooth.Pesto keeps in a jar with a  tight-fitting
lid, chilled, up to 1 week.  Let pesto come to room temperature before
using. Makes about 1 cup.  MC formatted by Barb at PK using MC Buster
2.0f & SNT on 6/29/98  Recipe by: Gourmet magazine May 1994  Posted to
Recipelu Digest1833 by Barb at PK <abprice@wf.net> on Jul  5, 1998
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by Judith Barnett  <pooh4jvn@catlover.com>
on Aug 24, 1999

A Message from our Provider:

“God wants to be your best friend”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 404 Calories From Fat: 292 Total Fat: 33.4g Cholesterol: 29.8mg Sodium: 802.5mg Potassium: 641.2mg Carbohydrates: 12.8g Fiber: 4.9g Sugar: 4.6g Protein: 17.4g

Seven Tactics of Temptation: 1. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith is fresh, i.e., when the Christian is only recently converted and thus less prepared to know how to resist his seductive suggestions. 2. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith feels strongest, i.e., when we think we are invulnerable to sin. If we are convinced that we have it under control, we become less diligent. 3. Satan especially likes to tempt us when we are in an alien environment. 4. Satan also likes to tempt us when our faith is being tested in the fires of affliction. When we are tired, burnt out, persecuted, feeling excluded and ignored, Satan makes his play. His most common tactic is to suggest that God isn’t fair, that he is treating us unjustly, from which platform Satan then launches his seductive appeal that we need no longer obey. 5. Satan especially likes to tempt us immediately following both spiritual highs and spiritual lows. Periods of emotional elation and physical prosperity can sometimes lead to complacency, pride, and a false sense of security. When they do, we’re easy targets for the enemy’s arrows. 6. Perhaps Satan's most effective tactic in tempting us is to put his thoughts into our minds and then blame us for having them. 7. A related tactic of temptation is for him to launch his accusations as if they were from the Holy Spirit. In other words, he couches his terms and chooses his opportunities in such a way that we might easily mistake his voice for that of God.

Sam Storms