10,000 sugar recipes

Cheese hoosies are crispy slice-and-bake cheese crackers made with sharp American cheese, butter, flour, and a dash of cayenne. Dusted with sugar for a sweet-savory bite.

Homemade Mexican pork chorizo, ground pork blended with garlic, vinegar, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, and cloves. The mixture cures overnight, then crumbles into a skillet for tacos, eggs, or breakfast hash.

Pineapple glaze for baked ham made with crushed pineapple, brown sugar, lemon juice, and mustard. Thick, sweet-tangy, and ready in 10 minutes on the stovetop.

This recipe was given to me by a friend who is an ex-patriot now living in Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. I serve this with yellow rice and grilled avocado halves.

Chocolate Purses with Rhubarb-Raspberry Mousse recipe

Pumpkin squares blend canned pumpkin with mincemeat, nutmeg, and allspice in a tender bar cookie, then frost with cream cheese icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Moist quick bread loaded with grated fresh apples and crunchy pecans, topped with cinnamon sugar before baking. Serve warm from the oven or at room temperature for afternoon tea.

Tasty thick and juicy pork chops. This easy to prepare recipe is sure to be a favorite.

Three-ingredient flourless peanut butter cookies. Just peanut butter, sugar, and one egg. Naturally gluten-free, ready in 22 minutes. The classic dorm-room dessert.

A traditional Swiss dessert from Bern featuring fresh blueberries folded with buttery croutons, browned flour, cinnamon, and whipped cream, crowned with homemade sour cream ice cream. Rustic, elegant, and unforgettable.

Moist Bundt cake made with applesauce, grape juice, dates, and pecans, spiced with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. A nostalgic, butter-free cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Treat your family to the smell of cinnamon in the morning with these scrumptious snacks.

Creamy banana split cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, baked in a water bath. Made with two pounds of cream cheese, sour cream, and ripe mashed bananas.

Apple coffee cake studded with fresh apple chunks, moist and flavorful, perfect for a fall morning.

Chocolate cheesecake on a buttery Oreo crumb crust, spiked with amaretto and finished with chocolate-sour-cream glaze. Dramatic dinner-party dessert topped with toasted almonds and chocolate curls.

Kalamarakia is classic Greek fried squid dusted in flour and pan-fried in olive oil, then finished with white wine and fresh lemon juice. A simple taverna-style appetizer ready in 30 minutes.