Brownies recipes

Hot spiced punch made in a coffee percolator with cranberry juice, apple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Fill the house with the smell of the holidays in 20 minutes.

Traditional dry salt cure for a 14-pound ham using rough salt, brown sugar, and saltpeter. Includes a 3-week curing process with optional smoking instructions for homemade country ham.

Pork chop rhubarb casserole layers seared chops between cinnamon-sugared rhubarb and a buttery breadcrumb crust. Tart-sweet-savory midwestern comfort food, the kind grandma made when the rhubarb patch came in.

Pork chop and acorn squash foil packet dinner with butter, brown sugar, and honey. Sealed up tight and baked into a single-serving meal. Six ingredients, no dishes to wash.

A streusel-swirled pound cake baked entirely in your slow cooker. Brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts layered through a box mix for a warm, hands-off dessert.

Butterscotch grahams with brown sugar, butter, and pecans baked on graham crackers until bubbly and caramelized. A 4-ingredient, no-fuss cookie ready in under 20 minutes.

Homemade sticky buns with a soft yeast dough rolled up with cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins, and walnuts, then baked over a gooey caramel topping. Makes two dozen pull-apart buns worth waking up for.

Additive Devil's Food Cake with Caramel Filling recipe

You can try, but they taste great and your guests will have trouble figuring out what they are.

Easy toffee bars made with just 4 ingredients: soda crackers, butter, brown sugar, and chocolate. Also called Christmas crack, these addictive bars are crispy, buttery, and chocolate-topped.

Pan-fried shad fillets double-coated in brown mustard and seasoned breadcrumbs. Crispy, tangy, and ready in 30 minutes with a squeeze of lemon.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with light brown sugar instead of white, with thin lemon slices layered between the rhubarb for bright citrus contrast. A lattice-topped pie that's tart, caramelly, and old-fashioned.

Overnight praline French toast baked on a sticky pecan-brown sugar base. Thick French bread soaked in egg custard, flipped onto a caramel-nut layer, and baked until puffed and golden.

A succulent ribs dish that can satisfy anyone's hunger! Just remember to bring the napkins!

Homemade baby food blending cooked chicken, brown rice, ripe peach, and a sprinkle of wheat germ for a nutrient-rich first-foods meal. Quick to make and gentler on small tummies than store-bought.

Quinoa with shiitake gravy: dried shiitakes simmered with their soaking liquid and shoyu, thickened with kudzu into a clear, silky glaze. Vegan, 84 calories per serving, ready in an hour.