Lorrie was my first college roommate. It was decades ago, yet I remember clearly that checking into that dorm room fueled its share of anxiety. Would my dormmate be friendly? Would she be interesting?

Torta della Nonna is a classic Italian dessert built on contrasts: a crisp pastry shell filled with silky lemon-vanilla ...

Make a double boil with a sauce pot and a mixing bowl, make sure that the boiling water does not touch the bowl! Mix all ingredients together and whisk constantly, scraping the sides down with a ...

Cook your way through peak citrus season this winter with bright mains, crisp salads, and elegant desserts. Make a winter ...

Audrey Keeley of Hartford asked for a recipe for lemon pudding cake. A few weeks back we ran a simple recipe that used packaged cake and pudding mixes. Carol Fine of Bloomfield thought Audrey would ...

Nancy Carlton of Roseville was looking for a brownie pudding dessert with a pudding-cake consistency. Judith Usher shared the saucy hot fudge pudding cake recipe featured in today's Mailbox. Usher ...

2 to 3 teaspoons grated lemon zest (the zest from one lemon) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set a kettle of water to boil. Butter six 6-ounce custard cups and place in a towel-lined ...

The first time I made curd was on New Year’s Eve a few years ago when I had decided to host a festive dinner for friends. That month’s Martha Stewart Living had featured a gorgeous recipe for a ...

Now that the weather is getting warmer, cool desserts like ice cream and custard might be on your mind. Luckily, a few new custard flavors from a fan-favorite Midwest fast-food restaurant are coming ...