My first attempt at making flan was a few months after becoming a newlywed. My husband was stationed at Fort Hood, we had recently moved away from family and friends, and I was hosting my first dinner ...

My eldest son, who has never shown one single iota of interest in helping me in the kitchen, got a fun assignment in Spanish class: Cook an entree and a dessert for your family and make a presentation ...

When I first made flan for a Spanish class in junior high, following a recipe from a Time-Life cookbook checked out of the library, it seemed like the most exotic dessert in the world. Now, compared ...