If there is one dessert you are likely to find in nearly every Latin and European cuisine, it’s custard. The ancient Romans discovered that various combinations of eggs and dairy, whether sweet or ...

This custard dessert is the ultimate Fall comfort food of sweet and silky goodness. (Recipe Credit: Aube Giroux of Kitchen Vignettes). To create a water bath, place the flan mold into a cake or ...

It’s nice to have a globe near the kitchen when your family cooks with an international twist. Spin the globe and then land your finger on the country where your recipe originates. When you prepare ...

On a recent visit to A.O.C., Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila was impressed with this “incredible dessert” that she describes as being “like a very rich flan flavored with maple syrup.” The ...

When I was working as a chef in restaurants in Provence, Paris and Monaco in the late 1960s and early 1970s, I often heard a phrase referring to the cooking of une bonne femme. Those words, which can ...

Whether it’s an Easter feast or a springtime party, my menus often conclude with a dessert of coconut cake or strawberry shortcakes. Winners, indeed. But a sweet, recent eat-athon at my house changed ...