Slow cooker flank steak teriyaki with pineapple, soy sauce, ginger, and sherry, cooked right on top of rice in the Crock-Pot. A complete one-pot teriyaki dinner with zero babysitting.
Mangos poached in a brown sugar and cinnamon syrup with vanilla, served cooled over vanilla ice cream. A simple, elegant tropical dessert with warm spice notes.
Traditional steamed cranberry pudding with suet, breadcrumbs and brown sugar. Dense, moist old-fashioned holiday dessert steamed for 2 hours.
Venison chili with both ground and chunked deer meat simmered for two hours in a cumin-oregano-cayenne tomato sauce with kidney beans and hot chili peppers. Lean, hearty, and full of wild game flavor.
Pressure cooker soy chicken with mushrooms, celery, onion, and brown sugar in a savory-sweet soy glaze. Tender chicken in just 5 minutes of cook time.
Slow cooker hot cranberry punch with pineapple juice, brown sugar, and a cheesecloth bundle of whole cloves and cinnamon stick. A hands-off holiday drink that perfumes the kitchen all afternoon.
Old-fashioned oven baked beans with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and brown sugar. Slow-baked in a covered casserole for hours until thick, sticky, and deeply sweet-savory.
Ginger-glazed ribs baked low and slow in a Dutch oven with a sweet-tangy sauce of brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and Italian dressing mix. Basted every 30 minutes for sticky, fall-off-the-bone results.
Chewy butterscotch bar cookies made with brown sugar, bran, and nuts, rolled in powdered sugar after baking. A simple vintage treat with a nutty, toffee-like flavor.
Deep-fried chicken in a ginger-brandy batter with a sweet and sour brown sugar-soy glaze, topped with chopped macadamia nuts. Hawaiian-inspired over rice.
Old-fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with shortening for extra-chewy texture. A from-scratch drop cookie recipe that makes three dozen.
Festive ham slices baked low and slow with brown sugar, whole cloves, and canned plums in their own juice. A sweet, fruity glazed ham with just 4 ingredients and minimal effort.
Classic skillet pineapple upside-down cake with caramelized brown sugar topping, juicy pineapple rings, and cherries. Simple cake mix recipe baked in cast iron for golden edges.
Frozen pumpkin ice cream pie in a gingersnap crust with cinnamon-spiked vanilla ice cream and pumpkin whipped cream, finished with warm caramel pecan sauce poured over each slice.
Wine-soaked apple rings broiled with brown sugar, butter, and curry powder until glazed and golden. A unique side dish where apples soak in red wine for 3 hours before a quick broil with a spiced glaze.
Old-fashioned hermit cookies spiced with molasses, coffee, and five warm spices. Soft, chewy, and loaded with raisins, bake them as drop cookies or cut into bars.