Vanilla, plain vanilla--it’s the flavor Americans just can’t object to. We smell it and we think of comfortable home cooking. Rosewater, though, is strange and exotic. Many even find it oddly ...

Custard is the ultimate comfort dessert, combining silky smooth texture with rich, creamy flavor that's impossible to resist.

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 ...

Nicole Rucker’s idea to use dried apples in a pie is sort of genius. “You probably have them in your cupboard, you don’t have to peel, core and cut them, and the texture is intriguing,” she says.

Fall fruit pie season is still some time off, although it’s certainly already on my mind. In the meantime, let’s take the rest of the summer to focus on a different genre — cooling, creamy custard and ...