Rice Casserole with Pine Nuts

Ingredients

• Onion

  chopped
  1 medium
• green bell pepper

  cut into 1/2-inch squares
  1 unit
• carrot

  quartered lengthwise and chopped
  1 large
• ribs of celery

  cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  3 small
• garlic

  minced
  3 cloves
• bay leaves
  2 unit
• thyme
  1/4 tsp
• dill weed
  1 tsp
• chopped fresh parsley
  1/2 cup
• brown sugar
  1 tsp
• paprika
  1 1/2 tsp
• salt
  1 tsp
• long-grain brown rice
  1 cup
• diced tomatoes
  1 1/2 cups
• water
  1 cup
• currants or Raisins
  1/4 cup
• toasted pine nuts or slivered almonds
  1/2 cup
• Tbs. olive oil
  1 unit