1. Prepare a caramel by adding the 1/4 cup of water to 3/4 cups of sugar in a small saucepan over medium to low heat. Stir while cooking until the sugar starts melting. Let it simmer. Use a pastry ...

Flan occupies a particular corner of the “favorite dessert” grid. It’s not chocolate; it’s not citrusy or fruity. If you like caramel or custard or vanilla, if you adore creme brûlée or custard tarts ...

I feel like a failure when I try to cook my abuela’s food. It also brings her back to me. The mixture in the cake pan sloshed around as I gave it a little shake. After three hours of baking, my flan ...

TAMPA — This year’s annual “The Science of the Cuban Sandwich” may have been short on competitors looking for top sandwich honors, but it did offer variety, as well as rum, flan and live entertainment ...