John Fields wrote:
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Yum!

We're having leftover "Chicken Tagine" over newly boiled
Basmati rice
tonight.

The recipe called for dried apricots and Garam Masala, but
since we
didn't have any dried apricots we substituted Smucker's Apricot
Preserves.

Sweetart don't hurt chicken; what a nice surprise!

I'll post the recipe if you like, since it seems recipes aren't
off-topic here.


I see you like ingredients of Indian origin in your recipes. I'm
in India, but I live far from where stuff are produced - both
culturally and geographically. Is Basmati rice grown in the west
or is it all imported from India? I have an extremely limited
knowledge of Hindi, but I do know that "garam' means 'hot' and
masala is the word for spices. So "garam masala" literally means
"hot spices".

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I know there are various drop-out behaviors. JL was just
trying to
be rude and dismissive with his "Some people (?)".

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I noticed that.

PimPom just joined the fray recently and has kind of tried to
flex his
muscles with his "rule of thumb" stuff, and it seems that JL is
passive-aggressively challenging him, but with no direct
reference.

What a chicken****.

I have no time for "my dick is bigger than your dick" stuff.
Being entirely self-taught in a primitive environment without
anyone to guide me, I'm aware that I have huge gaps in my
knowledge. I try to contribute when I think can, answering
questions in parts when I don't have a complete answer. I try to
fill those gaps by discussing, asking questions or simply reading
in these groups.

I've been lurking on and off in the sci.electronics groups for a
little over a decade now, which is the length of time that
Internet access has been available here. I made occasional posts
but didn't always use the nym "pimpom". Flexing my muscles? I
didn't think what I did could be interpreted as such. I was just
trying to be helpful by sharing my experience.