You might think that the one specialty gadget you need to make crème brûlée is a kitchen torch, but it's possible to make a crackling brûlée top without one. A different gadget, however, could help ...

It sounds fancier than it actually is. Enrique Díaz/Getty Images It’s smooth, thick, and tricky to pronounce—it’s crème fraîche. But what is this mysterious cream, actually? Crème fraîche is a ...

During my Mexican-food-obsessed youth, my favorite dessert was flan, the Latin American version of crème caramel: smooth, eggy custard enveloped in browned sugar syrup. That was until I tried crème ...

When you say creme brulee out loud, it rolls off the tongue in a really smooth, seductive way. Eating the velvety custard dessert is even more pleasing, but who has time to perfect such a complex ...

It’s hard to imagine French home cooking without a dollop of creme fraiche, that silky, subtly tart cultured cream that has a way of making food taste better. In France, just about every home cook ...

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We met in the most modern of ways, via a post on a blog. And though I never thought I'd find a summery sauce I loved as much as pesto, when I met crema I knew it was the beginning of a torrid affair.

With the scorching weather we’ve had for the past few days (not to mention the weekend forecast), it’s tempting to wish summer would hurry up and leave already. To be honest, I kind of do. But then I ...

Mexican cuisine is rich in flavors, textures, and traditions, and one dish that stands out is the comforting Mexican Bean Soup, also known as Crema de Frijol. I recently had this soup during a trip to ...