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Here is an easy way to present rice more artfully on your guest's plate. Use a long-handled, stainless steel measuring cup to scoop the rice from your pot. A half cup would be the appropriate size measure for one serving. Then gently turn it over onto your guest's plate and the rice will retain the shape of the cup. Finish the presentation with a sprig of rosemary, fresh chive or other fresh herb stuck into the top of the resulting rice dome.

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