Curried Rice with Apricots

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             FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Andy Simko for sending us this classic food funny:

When I went to lunch today I noticed an old lady sitting on a park bench
sobbing her eyes out. I stopped and asked her what was wrong. She said,
"I have a 22-year-old husband at home. He makes love to me every morning
and then gets up and makes me pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit and freshly ground coffee."

I said, "Well, then why are you crying?" She said, "He makes me homemade
soup for lunch and my favorite brownies and then makes love to me for half the afternoon."

I said, "Well, why are you crying?" She said, "For dinner he makes me a
gourmet meal with wine and my favorite dessert and then makes love to me
until 2:00 a.m." I said, "Well, why in the world would you be crying?"
She said, "I can't remember where I live!"

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             TODAY'S RECIPE
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This elegant but simple dish can also be made with raisins, dried peaches, or chopped dates.

Curried Rice with Apricots

4 cups (1 L) chicken stock or water
2 cups (500 ml) uncooked white rice
1/2 cup (125 ml) dried apricots, chopped
2 tsp (10 ml) curry powder

Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over moderate heat. Stir
in the remaining ingredients. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and
simmer tightly covered for 20 minutes - do not remove the lid. Fluff the
rice with a fork before serving.
Serves 4 to 6.
Received on Tue Jul 1 21:28:03 2008