Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From “Eating Cuba,” makes about 1 1/2 cups. Ingredients CURRIED CUSTARD 4 large egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon mild curry powder, or to taste 1 3/4 cups ...

Also known by its French name, creme Anglaise (English cream), vanilla custard sauce is a thin, lightly sweetened, pourable dessert sauce made with milk, sugar, and egg yolks. Master this elegant ...

Classic Creme Anglaise, on which this sauce is based, tastes a little like melted ice cream. It is indulgently rich and only ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “The street outside the elegant old mansion is in disrepair. Inside, in what was once the grand entrance hall, a couple of stray dogs are camping out on ...

This is one of my go-to winter desserts — simple, seasonal apples baked until soft and tender with butter and spices, served with a silky custard sauce. When the holidays roll around, I like offering ...

CityZen, the modern dining room in Southwest DC’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, is home to award-winning chef Eric Ziebold, who spent eight years shaking saucepans at the revered French Laundry in ...

In the top of a double boiler over direct heat (set directly on the burner), slowly heat the milk over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edge of the pan. In a mixing bowl, beat the yolks, ...

Anyone who's even glanced at this column in previous weeks will know that I have a decidedly unhealthy obsession with custard in all its glorious manifestations. Ice cream, quiche, crème brûlée, even ...

Backstory As a child, King’s military family was always on the move. But wherever they lived—Virginia, Missouri, Hawaii—her grandmother, Mildred King, came for extended visits, bringing the flavors of ...