Subject: Spicy Green Beans with Water Chestnuts
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 16:01:19 EST
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FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Robert Low for this rhyming food funny:
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That's amore.
When an eel bites your hand
And that's not what you planned
That's a moray.
When our habits are strange
And our customs deranged
That's our mores.
When your horse munches straw
And the bales total four
That's some more hay.
When a Japanese knight
Waves his sword in a fight
That's Samurai.
When Othello's poor wife
She gets strangled in strife
That's a Moor, eh?
When your sheep go to graze
In a damp marshy place,
That's a moor, eh?
When your boat comes home fine
And you tied up her line
That's a moor, eh?
When you ace your last test
Like you did all the rest
That's some more A's!
When on Mt. Cook you see
A tall aborigine,
That's a Maori.
A comedian ham
With the name Amsterdam
That's a Morey.
When your chocolate graham
Is so full and so crammed
That's a s'more.
When you've had quite enough
Of this dumb rhyming stuff
That's No more! eh?
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TODAY'S RECIPE
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As I have said before, I love spicy food, and when I am trying to
watch my fat and calorie intake, it seems to satisfy even more.
Spicy Green Beans with Water Chestnuts
1 - 1 1/2 lbs (460 - 675 g) fresh green beans (haricots),
trimmed and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) lengths
1 Tbs (15 ml) vegetable oil
8 ounces (225 g) canned water chestnuts, rinsed, drained,
and sliced
1 tsp (5 ml) hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3 Tbs (45 ml) sesame seeds, toasted
Boil or steam the green beans for 4 minutes, until barely tender, and
plunge into cold water to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat and saute the water
chestnuts and pepper flakes for 1 minute. Add the beans, salt, and
pepper and saute until heated through. Garnish with toasted sesame
seeds. Serves 4 to 6.
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