In the US, most of us think of cheese when we hear the word “curd.” However, curds made of fruit are popular in other parts of the world. They are eaten as a spread or as a dessert topping. My first introduction to fruit curd was the lemon kind, but lemon has never been my
Creme brulee is one of my absolute favorite desserts. It is also one of my go-to desserts for when I have egg yolks or heavy cream lying around that I need to use up in a hurry. This Irish Cream creme brulee always gets rave reviews whenever I make it. And, making it in my
Halloween is finally here! And, for the first time in a while, I REALLY got into the Halloween spirit. My job organizes a Halloween bake-off every year. For the first time, I decided to enter. I’m usually not the creative/artsy type when it comes to sweets, but I decided to challenge myself. Pictured below is
Skip to Recipe I’ve been experimenting with recipes for mango pastry cream for a while. My previous go-to recipe was good, but it really didn’t have a whole lot of mango flavor. I’m pretty happy with the results of this current iteration of mango pastry cream. My friends and family must agree, because I got
Skip to Recipe Mango creme brulee is a Mango Madness staple, and I have been making it since I first started experimenting with mango a few years ago. Since I was getting so many mangoes anyway, I decided to try adapting the recipe to make in my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker. It took a
Skip to Recipe Flan is one of my favorite desserts EVER. I blame the Latina in me. I can’t help it. I still remember when I first learned how to make it. It wasn’t easy. I overcooked it many times before I finally got the hang of the ideal temperature and cook time. When I
Skip to Recipe It’s no secret that one of my primary motivations for getting myself an Instant Pot was to make foolproof flan. And, sure enough, my flan pan is one of my most-used accessories. However, making custards in individual ramekins had always been a crapshoot, with the likelihood of having overcooked custard was pretty
Skip to Recipe Panna cotta, Italian for “cooked cream,” is the name of a dessert that is made taking sweetened cream and setting it with gelatin. It is typically set in a mold that is then inverted before serving, but it can also be served without unmolding in a pretty glass or serving dish. The
Skip to Recipe One of my older sisters doesn’t make it a secret that she really doesn’t know how to cook. It’s not that she is proud of it, but she is just very matter-of-fact about it. Since getting married, though, she has decided to make more of an effort in learning her way around
This is a haphazard post. I hadn’t really been planning on posting this recipe to the blog, but I have had a lot of requests for Irish Cream Flan recipe that I just couldn’t refuse. The public asks, and I deliver. 🙂 For some reason, I have been on a Bailey’s kick lately, so I’ve been