Whilst I'm not averse to dairy at all, we take milk in tea and coffee only. I make my porridge with unsweetened soya milk (Alpro). I can't be arsed to measure anything, so it's a dollop of oats (Mornflake out of a big plastic bag), a dollop of soya and a dollop of water. A pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of sugar. Stir well and microwave for about four minutes, or until the bugger looks like it might overflow. Stir like crazy. Allow to sit for at least five minutes then devour it, swamped with the amount of soya that makes the texture agreeable to you. Porridge perfectionism is even more boring than listening to wine bores.