Cooking rice stove-top in a regular stock pot was a task I learned when I was a child. I admit it is tempting to simply cook rice in an electric rice cooker and let the kitchen appliance do the work perfectly for you. But I’ve always taught my sons that it never hurt to learn the basics because you never know when it will come in handy. And yes, there have been instances in my life when I had to resort to cooking rice stove top, the traditional way. Even my husband, Elpi told us stories of how he had to learn to cook rice the traditional way over the camp fires as a Boy Scout.  Whether you own a rice cooker or not, here’s a simple, basic recipe for cooking boiled rice on the stove. This is an Asian in America recipe. Makes 2 to 4 servings.