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Rice Pilaf

You might think this is going to be another food blog, but it isn't. Well, sort of, but not really. Rice pilaf. It's such a little thing. Yet, it's such a big thing. You see, last year I fixed a meal for an older couple at our church. The wife was undergoing chemotherapy and several of us were taking them meals. I made grilled chicken, grilled vegetables, and rice pilaf. An hour after I dropped that meal off, I received a phone call from the husband. "That was the best meal anyone's ever cooked for us. Especially that rice pilaf. That's my favorite." It made me happy to think that such a simple little thing could make someone's day. Recently, after a time of remission, the wife's cancer came back. "Is there anything I can do for you?" I asked the husband when I saw him. "Are you making rice pilaf anytime soon?" I laughed. "When do you want some?" "Saturday night?" "Y