I tend to make a lot of simmered rice pudding. It's easy and SKnot likes it, and it's comfort food.

Just had a potful that turned out unusually good.

Stove Top Rice Pudding

1 cup brown rice
2 cups water
1 bay leaf
cinnamon (lots! maybe a tablespoon?)

Simmer until rice has started to swell. Then add:

more cinnamon
any other spice you like
diced candied ginger
chopped roasted and salted almonds

When that has just about absorbed all the water, add:

vanilla (I dunno, maybe a teaspoon?)
sugar (quarter cup or third cup or something like that)
soy milk enough to make pudding runny again

simmer some more, until rice is tender. Add more soy milk as needed. Keep it at oatmeal consistency. Then add:

salt as needed
more cinnamon
more candied ginger
1 diced apple

Fold it together and turn off the heat. When the apple is heated through, serve it up quick with soy milk poured over it.

I need more rice pudding recipes! I've seen baked loaf-like rice pudding at a restaurant, smooth tapioca-like rose scented rice pudding, custardy baked rice pudding, etc. I'd love to have some more tried and tested in the real world rice pudding recipes. Please share yours if you have one!