10,000 dried recipes

A sweet and tangy corn casserole baked with ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard, and onion, topped with strips of bacon that crisp up in the oven. Five minutes of prep, 40 minutes to bake. Easy weeknight side.

Mom's peanut butter bread baked in the bread machine with chunky peanut butter, brown sugar, and bread flour. A subtly sweet sandwich loaf with peanut texture in every slice.

Grilled bourbon chicken basted with a sticky glaze of bourbon whiskey, dark brown sugar, ketchup, Worcestershire, and garlic. Sweet, smoky, and charred at the edges. Backyard BBQ gold.

Scalloped potatoes layered with ham, onions, and creamy milk sauce get topped with buttery breadcrumbs for a cozy one-dish dinner that's perfect for using up leftover ham.

Fig preserves made with ripe figs, strawberry gelatin, and pectin for a thick, spreadable jam that seals in sterile jars. A Southern classic with only 5 ingredients.

Fig garden party cakes layer sponge cake or lady fingers with a homemade dried-fig filling cooked down with peanut butter, butter, and lemon juice. A vintage tea-table dessert with surprising depth.

Silky black bean soup with bacon, honey, and aromatics blended and strained smooth. Serve with cool sour cream and bright mango salsa for a stunning contrast of flavors.

Sun Dance chili with coarse-ground beef, ground chile peppers, mushrooms, and kidney beans simmered for two hours. A hearty, from-scratch chili that uses real ground chiles instead of chili powder.

It's like a combination of cinnamon buns and sheet cake, and it was buttery and delicious. Made a large bunch, cut into squares and frozen most of the cake. Perfect for breakfast or snack with a cup of coffee or tea.

Soft yeasted bread with cinnamon, brown sugar, and a full cup of chocolate chips mixed right into the dough. Made in a bread machine or shaped by hand into two loaves. Slice it warm and watch the chocolate stretch.

Mom's best bagels are the real deal: stiff yeast dough kneaded long, hand-shaped, boiled in sugared water, then baked with an egg yolk glaze for that signature chewy crust.

Jezebel sauce is the Southern sweet-and-fiery condiment that stirs together fruit preserves, marmalade, dry mustard, and horseradish in 10 minutes flat. Pour it over cream cheese with crackers or serve it alongside baked ham.

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.

Blended dried fruit pudding made with peaches, apricots, dates, and pineapple soaked in lemon juice. A naturally sweet no-cook dessert with no added sugar.

My version of easy cinnamon rolls that used a box of cake mix.

Homemade ciabatta bread using sourdough starter and active dry yeast for a tangy, open-crumbed loaf with a crisp, chewy crust. Makes three torpedo loaves.