Dear SOS: I recently dined at Pizzeria Ortica in Costa Mesa and although the food was delicious, the budino di cioccolato (chocolate creme layered with caramel) was absolutely fabulous. With its ...

Meanwhile, cream (stir) the following till it is light and smooth with no lumps: 4 yolks 2 oz sugar 1 oz cornstarch When the milk mixture comes to a boil add the cornstarch slurry and stir until nice ...

Imagine a homemade Valentine gift brimming with chocolate — each morsel made with loving attention. Sweet indulgences made with affection. What better way to say “Be My Valentine?” Years ago, I asked ...

Fans affectionately refer to them with names like “recession-fighting machines” and “crackpots.” They call themselves “crockpotters” and wax poetic with a fervor normally reserved for religion, ...

Raise your hand if you love dessert! In the final installment of this series, we are serving up three ways to sweeten your summer. To beat the heat, we vote for homemade ice pops. The hard part is in ...

Chocolate pudding, a popular chilled dessert, is celebrated today with National Chocolate Pudding Day. Chocolate pudding is a variation of chocolate custard, being texturally similar to it, where a ...

Lightly butter the bottom and sides of a 2-quart baking dish, 9″ x 13″ pan, or equivalent. Toss the bread cubes with 1 cup (170 grams) of the chopped semisweet chocolate, and place in the prepared pan ...