Mommy's Ridiculously Healthy Rice Pudding

1/2 cup wild rice
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp each cinnamon, ginger, cardamom
1/8 tsp allspice
small dash black pepper

Simmer together until rice is fluffy and water has vanished.

Add:
2 cups DHA-fortified soymilk
8 chopped dried sulphite-free apricots
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tbsp honey

Simmer together until thickish, then chill.

Hmm. Now I have to go have a helping. This wasn't for Mowgli, as you could tell from the honey, but for his poor run-down mother who needs her minerals. This should be rich in zinc, iron, calcium and a whole bunch of rarer and more exotic goodies, as well as having that dab of locally-grown honey to help me combat the extra drag of local allergens. Besides, there's something about rice pudding that's extra-pampering, even if you make it for yourself.