10,000 sugar recipes

Chocolate dessert cups shaped over balloons and filled with airy raspberry mousse. No molds needed, just melted semisweet chocolate and a clever balloon trick for an edible Valentine's showstopper.

Lemon meringue pie from cooking school is the textbook version with a hand-rolled crust, cornstarch-and-flour curd, and a stable French meringue sealed to the crust. Detailed technique guarantees no weeping.

Originating from the Castle Restaurant, Olean, NY, this house salad dressing was particularly famous. The restaurant closed in the mid-1980's. The recipe was created by Chef Anthony Quirino Lentola in the 1950's.

Mini chocolate chip cheesecakes: fudgy chocolate cupcake batter topped with a creamy cream cheese dollop and studded with mini chips. Pop-in-your-mouth sized, bake-sale ready, impossible to eat just one.

Make your slow cooker feel special with this simple recipe where a turkey breast is cooked to perfection in a savory homemade mushroom sauce.

Pumpkin orange cake: moist sheet cake with canned pumpkin, orange juice concentrate, and zest, finished with a citrus glaze. Fall flavors with a bright twist on standard pumpkin spice.

Broiled chicken breasts marinated in Dijon mustard, lime juice, ground ginger, shallots, and light sour cream. A tangy, low-fat chicken dinner that cooks in just 10 minutes under the broiler.

Do you adore the taste of irish cream? Well don't wait until St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy this rich cake!

Old-fashioned potato sourdough starter built on potato water, flour, sugar, and a pinch of yeast. The starches feed wild and added yeasts together for a tangy, vigorous base for breads, pancakes, and biscuits.

Baked Vidalia onions stuffed with brown sugar and butter, roasted until soft and caramelized. A simple 4-ingredient side dish that works in the oven, toaster oven, or on the grill.

Steamed salmon or trout fillets topped with a from-scratch hollandaise sauce built on a crushed peppercorn and white wine vinegar reduction. Classic French technique with rich, buttery results.

A whole roasted chicken stuffed with apple, onion, and celery for a Boston Market-style bird with juicy meat and golden, crispy skin. Simple enough for a Sunday dinner, impressive enough for company.

Apple blueberry pie pairs sliced apples with fresh blueberries in a cornstarch-thickened lemon-bright filling, baked under a flaky double crust until bubbling and golden.

Mini cherry cheesecakes with vanilla wafer crusts and homemade tart cherry topping. Single-serving cream cheese desserts baked in muffin cups, ready for any party tray.

This ultra-rich chocolate bar poundcake melts milk chocolate into buttermilk batter for a dense, velvety crumb that practically dissolves on your tongue. A showstopper dusted with powdered sugar.

Double chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer and macadamia nut crust, sour cream topping, and frozen chocolate shavings. A rich, creamy no-crack baked cheesecake.