10,000 sweet recipes

Hazelnut chocolate toffee layers crunchy buttery brown-sugar candy with toasted hazelnuts and a melted-on chocolate chip topping. Holiday gift candy that breaks into rough shards.

Instant pizza turns soft dinner rolls into quick salmon melts, spread with tomato relish, piled with flaked salmon and cheddar, then grilled bubbly. Ready in 15 minutes for a fast lunch or snack.

Gelo di Mellone, a traditional Sicilian watermelon pudding thickened with cornstarch, studded with pistachios, chocolate, and candied citron, finished with cinnamon.

A savory and hearty chili made with Portuguese sausage, sweet bell peppers and dark kidney beans.

A creamy garlic sauce made with shrimp and sweet bell peppers that tastes wonderful over rice or noodles.

Sweet Vidalia onions stuffed with a smooth cornbread, potato, and hard-boiled egg filling, baked until tender. A true Georgia-style Southern side dish.

Roasted corn soup with oven-roasted cobs, garlic, potato, red capsicum, and cream. Smoky, sweet, and velvety with whole kernels stirred through for texture.

Quick curried sweet potato soup with garlic, chicken broth, and skim evaporated milk. Low-fat, creamy, and warming in just 30 minutes. Garnish with steamed asparagus.

Chocolate chunk cookies with semi-sweet chocolate, brown sugar, and a full cup of butter. Thick, chewy, and loaded with big chocolate pieces in every bite.

Chocolate chip Bundt cake made from yellow cake mix, sour cream, and eggs with semi-sweet chips throughout. Dense, moist, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Quick seafood stir-fry with scallops, sweet red peppers, and wilted watercress finished with lemon juice and red pepper flakes. Light, colorful, and ready in 30 minutes.

Jalapeño grilled chicken basted in a sweet and spicy homemade barbecue sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and jalapeños. Backyard BBQ flavor with a real kick.

Intensely rich chocolate mousse with semi-sweet chips, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and crème de cacao whipped with hot cream: few can eat more than one small serving.

Rich yeast bread loaded with chunks of semi-sweet chocolate and walnut pieces, made with butter, eggs, and a simple batter method. No kneading required. Makes two loaves.

Raspberry chocolate chip pancakes with melted butter in the batter for extra richness. A from-scratch weekend breakfast with fresh berries and semi-sweet chocolate in every bite.

Sopa de elote, a Mexican corn chowder with chili powder, cumin, sweet peppers, and milk in a chicken broth base. A light, warming bowl ready in under 30 minutes.