Baked custard is a classic and comforting dessert that is perfectly suited for summertime. With a silky, chilled filling and a crisp, toothsome crumb base, egg custard is an elegant but deceptively ...

Nostalgic desserts have a special way of bringing us back to simpler times, bringing up memories of family gatherings from ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Any recipe that calls for using a double boiler isn't a quick-fix proposition. For many years, double boilers were requisite in making baked custard; therefore, many cooks, both ...

Berkeley’s Chez Panisse Cafe -- the casual spot above the more famous restaurant -- is one of my favorite places in the world to eat. What I love about it is not its inventiveness, but rather the ...

Juanita McNeill of Marston, N.C., was looking for a recipe for an old-fashioned egg custard like the one her grandmother used to make. Trudy Garthe of Bellaire, Mich., saw McNeill's request in her ...

This week, I wrote about my favorite new dessert — my Big & Boozy Panna Cotta — which I’ve been making for dinner parties the past few weeks. Call it a lazy man’s custard, if you want, because I don’t ...