...if the amounts seem strange it's to make it easy to scale up. Got 2 cups of leftover rice from chinese food delivery? multiply by two. Making rice for dinner? Make an extra 4 or 6 (or 15 if you're my family) cups of rice and use the leftovers.

The Recipe

Per 1-cup of cooked white rice (leftover, whatever) add:

• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 Tablespoon butter
• 1/3 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon

Bring all of the above to a boil. Then add:

• 2/9 cups sugar
• dried fruit to taste (raisins, craisins, whatever sounds good)

Let simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve warm or cold. (I like it warm, with a splash of cold milk) Store in a closed container in the refrigerator.