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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

This is my way of combining two things I love, tapioca and peach pie filling, in a dessert whose elements can be prepared in advance and assembled at the last minute. It’s layered like a parfait, ...

In a large saucepan, combine the tapioca, whole milk, vanilla bean and seeds and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer over moderate heat and cook, whisking occasionally, until the tapioca is translucent ...

Local farms bringing strawberries to the farmers markets include Medina Farms and Mehl Berry Farm from Watsonville; Ratto Farms from French Camp (near Stockton) is selling stalks of red rhubarb. 1. To ...

Cuscuz branco, the actual name of this Brazilian dessert is made of milled tapioca that has been cooked with sugar and milk and is very popular in Brazil. 1. Soak tapioca overnight in 2 cups of room ...

1/3 cup quick-cooking tapioca 3/4 cup sugar Pinch of kosher salt or sea salt 2 eggs, beaten 3 1/2 cups milk 1 vanilla bean 1. Put the tapioca, sugar, salt, eggs and milk in the top of a double boiler.

It's not like we don't do tapioca pearls. So why the collective pass on tapioca pudding? From bad memories to healthier ...