How to cook rice with vegetables

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If cooking rice makes you nervous, know that you are not alone. Even really accomplished cooks get intimidated by plain old rice. My mother had a friend who made extravagant, authentic Chinese meals, and then sent her husband to go pick up rice from the local Chinese restaurant. Another friend of mine headed up one of the best test kitchens in the country, and when she has a chili party she asks one of the guests to bring the rice. But we’re going to solve the rice-phobic issue today.