1.   A vanilla sage custard needed something sharp or tart to balance the richness of the sweet cream.

2.   Instead, they are routine flavorings for a range of sweets, from cinnamon buns to apple pies and vanilla custards.

3.   Popularity has not been good to the sensuous, simple dessert of vanilla custard coated with a thin layer of caramelized sugar.

4.   Ripe golden delicious apple flavors, fresh vanilla custard and toasted oak, extremely long on the finish.

5.   The sensuous, simple dessert of vanilla custard coated with a thin layer of caramelized sugar, has suffered many blows while at the top.

6.   Thiebaud applies his colors with eye-candy glee, with grandiloquent strokes tinted coral and plum, kiwi and vanilla custard.

7.   Whisk the eggs thoughtfully, bake the vanilla custard gently, and then fire up the torch and have some fun.