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When Alma and her family’s usual Nochebuena traditions go awry, Alma learns that there can still be joy, even when things don’t go as planned. Nochebuena, or “Good Night,” takes place on Christmas Eve ...

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Soak the bread pieces in the half-and-half. 2. Heat a small skillet and add the sugar. Melt the sugar over low heat; swirl the pan gently from time to time, but do not ...

The menu is sophisticated and unusual -- fish stuffed with cinnamon-spiced ground nuts, fresh fava beans cooked with lettuce and ham, corn pudding and, for dessert, tuberose ice cream. The latest at a ...