Tortelli Of Potato And Chives With Brown Butter And Sage

He wants to know about the problem of evil. My answer to the problem of evil is this: There is no problem of evil in an atheist's universe because there is no evil in an atheist's universe. Since there is no God, there is no absolute moral standard, and nothing is wrong. The torture of little children is not wrong in an atheist's universe. It may be painful, but it is not wrong. It is morally wrong in a theistic universe, and therefore, there is a problem of evil of perhaps the psychological or emotional sort, but philosophically the answer to the problem of evil is you don't have an absolute standard of good by which to measure evil in an atheist's universe. You can only have that in a theistic universe, and therefore, the very posing of the problem presupposes my world view, rather than his own. God has a good reason for the evil that He plans or allows.

Greg Bahnsen

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Import, New, Text	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Russet potatoes, boiled 40
		minutes and peeled
1/2	c	Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
		plus 1/4 C
1/2	c	Chopped chives, plus 4 T
2		Eggs
1/2	t	Freshly grated nutmeg
1		Recipe basic pasta
4	T	Butter
8		Sage leaves
		Juice of 1/2 lemon

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.  In a mixing
bowl, crush potatoes with a masher until smooth. Add  cheese, chives,
eggs and nutmeg and mix well.  Roll out pasta to thinnest setting and
cut into 4-inch squares. Place  1 tablespoon potato mixture in center
of each square. Fold opposite  corners of each square together and
press firmly to seal and form a  triangle. Bring the opposite points of
the triangle together and  press firmly to meld. Continue until all
pasta is stuffed and formed  into tortelli. Drop pasta into boiling
water and cook until tender,  about 6 to 7 minutes.  Meanwhile, melt
butter in a 12 to 14-inch saute pan and continue  cooking until golden
brown color (noisette) appears in the thinnest  liquid of the butter.
Add sage leaves and remove from heat. Add lemon  juice and set aside.
Drain tortelli well, gently pour into saute pan  and return to heat.
Add remaining chives and cheese, toss to coat and  serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings  Recipe by: Molto Mario MB1D31 Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #631 by  Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Jun 01, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“You can spurn God’s love for only so long”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 7679 Calories From Fat: 5218 Total Fat: 588.6g Cholesterol: 2668.5mg Sodium: 18594.5mg Potassium: 3576.4mg Carbohydrates: 182.9g Fiber: 14.8g Sugar: 9.1g Protein: 440.3g

This [boredom] is why people are so prone to an addictive lifestyle. Many people who fall into sinful addictions are people who were once terminally bored. The reason why addictions are so powerful is that they tap into that place in our hearts that was made for transcendent communion and spiritual romance. These addictive habits either dull and deaden our yearnings for a satisfaction we fear we’ll never find or they provide an alternative counterfeit fulfillment that we think will bring long-term happiness, counterfeits like cocaine, overeating, illicit affairs, busyness, efficiency, image, or obsession with physical beauty. They all find their power in the inescapable yearning of the human heart to be fascinated and pleased and enthralled. Our hearts will invariably lead us either to the fleeting pleasures of addiction or to God.

Sam Storms