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["Today's Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul...", "Arroz con Leche", "I still remember the sweet aroma of cinnamon, sugar, rice and lowfat milk filling the rooms of her tiny house.", "As a small child there was nothing much better than eating a bowl of her warm rice pudding straight from the stove.", "My brother, sister and I would gobble our first servings then beg for seconds.", "Grandmother's laughter would fill the kitchen as she happily refilled our bowls.", "Today, relatives on my father's side gather each December in her memory.", "We lay out a huge spread of traditional family foods, rolls, cheeses, hams, salads, olives and garlic butter.", "But none taste quite as good as they did when Grandma made them.", "As dessert time approaches, everyone whispers, ""Did Aunt Juanita make the Arroz con Leche"" Aunt Juanita is the oldest of my grandmother's five daughters and one son.", "She likes to keep whether or possibly not she has made the rice pudding a mystery - when she feels ready she ceremoniously brings out the Arroz con Leche.", "She carefully dishes out small portions - making sure everyone gets their fair share.", "Fortunately, her Arroz con Leche always tastes just the way ""Grandma used to make it.""
