A Winter Solstice recipe from Susannah Seton’s Simple Pleasures for the Holidays: Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

Here’s a warming treat for any cold winter’s night, but especially good for solstice. And it couldn’t be easier to make.

• 3½ cups milk
• ½ cup sugar, divided
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup long-grain rice
• 2 egg yolks
• ½ cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Heat milk, ¼ cup sugar, and cinnamon in saucepan just to boil; stir in rice and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 35-45 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk egg yolks, cream ¼ cup sugar, and vanilla. Add gradually to rice. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, for three minutes longer. Makes 4 servings.