10,000 sugar recipes

Crispy phyllo tart shells filled with homemade creme fraiche and topped with fresh mixed berries on a raspberry coulis. An elegant French-inspired dessert with shatteringly flaky pastry and tangy cream.

Crabmeat stuffed ravioli served with a sauce béchamel. Takes time to make but well worth the effort to impress our just tread yourself!

Homemade Jos Louis cakes (gateaux Jos Louis): French Canadian chocolate sandwich cakes with fluffy marshmallow-style vanilla filling and a rich chocolate icing coat. A Quebec childhood classic.

Cajun-style oyster fritters with 48 butter-sauteed oysters in a spiced batter of black pepper, white pepper, hot sauce, and oregano. Fried golden in peanut oil.

A shortcut to New Orleans-style beignets using hot roll mix, sugar, and vanilla. Cut into squares, fried golden, and showered in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen.

Gulai Merah, Sumatran red-braised short ribs marinated in a spice paste of chiles, shallots, ginger, and turmeric with lemongrass and salam leaf. A slow-braised Indonesian beef dish.

Boston cream pie from scratch: tender vanilla butter cake split into four layers, filled with a homemade vanilla pastry custard, and crowned with a glossy milk chocolate glaze.

Impossible banana cream pie that makes its own crust while it bakes. Bisquick, eggs, milk, and butter blend into a self-crusting custard topped with fresh bananas and whipped cream.

Buttery, melt-on-your-tongue Mexican wedding cookies rolled in powdered sugar with crunchy pecans and vanilla. Only 6 ingredients and 30 minutes from bowl to cookie tray.

Besciamella is the classic Italian white sauce: a butter-and-flour roux whisked smooth with milk and finished with a hint of nutmeg. The silky, lump-free base for lasagna, gratins, and baked pasta.

Hot baked mushroom dip loaded with golden sauteed mushrooms, cream cheese, and pepper Jack. A make-ahead party dip that bakes up creamy and garlicky, ready for crackers or crusty bread.

Bacon-cheese dip blends Roquefort, cream cheese, sour cream, and crisp bacon with garlic and a hint of hot sauce. A cocktail-party classic ready in 15 minutes flat.

Baby Cakes Shortbread uses just three ingredients: flour, butter, and sugar, mixed right in a zip-top bag for zero-mess cleanup. Flatten, sprinkle, bake, and you've got buttery, crumbly cookies.

Blackened chicken sliced over creamy linguine with a buttery cayenne sauce, fresh tomato, and green onion. A Cajun-style pasta plate with serious smoke and spice.

Authentic Mexican quesadillas with three cheeses, roasted poblano strips, and chipotle salsa. Manchego, panela, and cotija melt together in buttery, griddle-crisped tortillas.

Pounded chicken breast stuffed with ham, guava paste, and cilantro, then wrapped in crescent dough and baked golden. Topped with a sweet guava-sherry sauce for a Latin-inspired showpiece.