Skip to Recipe A friend of mine once told me the difference between a “cook” and a “chef.” To her, a “cook” follows recipes and a “chef” can tweak and adjust a recipe to create something new. I thought of those words when I came up with this caramel ice cream recipe. Truth be told,
Skip to Recipe I have a lot of “rules” when it comes to food. I think that most of us do. I guess that you can also call them “preferences,” but I a pretty solid set of guidelines for what I will and will not eat. For the most part, cooked fruit is on the
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 Two years ago, I came up with a red velvet rum cake to make at my boss’s request. For the fun of it, I started looking into what other types of bundt cake would hold up to a generous soaking of rum syrup. I tried chocolate pound cake, but it was kind
Skip to Recipe I have a weird relationship with peanut butter. I don’t go nutso over peanut butter things the way that some people do. In fact, when people would ask me, I used to say that I don’t like peanut butter all that much. But, lately, I have been gaining a greater appreciation for
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
Skip to Recipe I hosted my first “Instant Pot Party” recently for a few friends that wanted some pointers on how to make the most out of their appliance. One of my friends wanted to make a peanut butter cheesecake, and already had a recipe in mind. Having made that same recipe before with some
Skip to Recipe When it comes to frozen treats, I always lean more towards frozen custard instead of ice cream, because I prefer the creamier consistency. And, since learning how to make ice cream at home, I have always sought out recipes that incorporate egg yolks into the ice cream base, because I know that