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, ...

Picture a cafeteria tray in the 1970s or '80s, where a sludgy scoop of tapioca pudding sits next to meatloaf and flaccid, grayish-green beans, the gelatinous pearls bobbing under a layer of dusted ...

In a large saucepan combine the tapioca, milk, vanilla and salt. Bring to a simmer over moderate heat, whisk occasionally, until tapioca is translucent and tender. About 20 minutes. Whisk in coconut ...

Tapioca pudding is one of those foods that divides consumers into two camps - either you love it, or you simply never eat it. I've always fallen into the latter. But something about the pearly, lumpy ...

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 ...

Organic Sucanat (a brand name) and rapadura are sweeteners made from sugar-cane juice. They're available through specialty markets and online. This recipe calls for raw egg whites. If you are ...

Pudding can be retro and comforting while also feeling sophisticated and fancy at the end of a dinner party. With everything from dark chocolate to rice pudding, caramel and banana you're sure to find ...