Properties: Tiny and hard when uncooked and large, sticky and chewy when cooked. Flavor: They are flavorless but tend to take on any other flavors you are cooking with. Uses: Desserts like pudding, ...

Next week is Diwali, the festival of lights, followed by the dawning of a New Year that Indians celebrate around the world. When it comes to Diwali, one can never have enough sweets. Sweets, like ...

For decades I’ve admired Chef Jacques Pepin. As a cookbook author, teacher, and PBS TV star, he changed the way I cook and think. Recently I took great delight when Food and Wine magazine arrived. His ...

It's squishy, jiggly, creamy, and sweet -- and while that doesn't sound all bad, this vintage dessert has earned nicknames such as frogspawn or eyeball pudding. Tapioca pudding, whether you like it or ...

Custards and puddings are classic comfort foods, and who doesn’t need comfort these days? I’ve been craving a creamy pudding of vanilla and tapioca (extracted from cassava root) and decided to test ...

Some think of it as a cheap diner dessert. Others might put it in the category of baby food. But anyone who’s tasted tapioca pudding made fresh with milk, eggs and vanilla call it just plain delicious ...