Recipes with sugar

Sourdough pancakes made with active starter, evaporated milk, and baking soda for extra-tangy, fluffy flapjacks. Mix, let it foam, and griddle. Uses up sourdough discard.

Cheddar cheese casserole bread baked in round dishes with sharp cheddar mixed into the dough. No kneading required, just mix, rise, and bake two crusty loaves.

Hippennasse cookie baskets made from a thin batter of egg whites, cream, and confectioners sugar, shaped while warm and filled with fresh berries.

Holiday cheddar date cake bakes a tube of brown sugar batter loaded with shredded sharp cheddar, dates, pecans, candied cherries, and golden raisins. A surprising savory-sweet fruitcake that keeps for 6 weeks.

Rhubarb sour cream pie with tart rhubarb cubes baked into a tangy custard, finished with a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping. Sour cream tames the rhubarb's bite while keeping the bright spring flavor intact.

Smoky chipotle black bean soup built from dried beans, cumin, oregano, and a bruised-cilantro bouquet. Finished with sherry, lime, and part-pureed for creamy-chunky texture.

Maryanne's cheesecake: a low-and-slow New York-style cheesecake with cream cheese, sour cream, butter, and lemon zest on a buttery graham cracker crust. Baked gently for an ultra-silky texture.

Wilted greens with a hot bacon vinaigrette, mustard, and horseradish, cooked in the microwave. A tangy, warm salad side dish ready in under 10 minutes.

Prosciutto di Parma with warm fig tartlets drapes salty-sweet prosciutto over individual pastry rounds baked with fresh fig halves. A stunning Italian appetizer for summer or early fall entertaining.

Master Chef stewed chicken braises a whole bird with fire-roasted bell peppers, tomatoes, red wine, raisins, and olives for a Spanish-Portuguese sweet-and-savory stew. Finished with a flour-thickened gravy.

Nouvelle gateau is a French-style flourless-leaning chocolate cake with butter, semi-sweet chocolate, reduced coffee, and rum, baked in a water bath until fudgy and silky.

Restaurant-style pheasant sauce with caramelized sugar, juniper-forward gin, red wine, and a butter-mounted finish. Game bird gravy with serious depth.

Pressure cooked lemon cheesecake comes out of the Instant Pot ultra-creamy and crack-free, with a bright lemon filling over a granola crust. The moist, gentle steam sets it silky in a fraction of oven time.

Old-fashioned cream caramel icing for jam cake: just heavy cream, sugar, and butter cooked to soft-ball stage, then beaten until spreadable. The Southern frosting that turns any layer cake into a showpiece.

Buttery spritz cookie bars filled with a date, candied cherry, and nut filling flavored with orange zest. Pressed through a cookie press and cut into bars.

Red pear sorbet grates ripe red pears with their skins on for a delicately pink, naturally textured frozen dessert. Simple syrup and lemon juice amplify the pear flavor. No peeling required.