Recipes with sugar

Beaten biscuits, a historic Southern recipe made by beating dough with a rolling pin until it snaps. Crisp, tender, and shelf-stable for weeks. Makes about 100 small biscuits.

Chocolate mousse cake with semisweet chocolate, orange liqueur, and whipped egg whites folded into a rich batter. Part one covers the cake layers with a thin, flaky crust.

Chocolate mousse cake with semisweet chocolate, orange liqueur, and whipped egg whites folded into a rich batter. Part one covers the cake layers with a thin, flaky crust.

Pfeffernuesse are traditional German spice cookies made with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper, rum, and candied lemon peel, finished with a white icing.

Sweet spinach tart with wine-steamed spinach cooked in rosewater, sugar, and cinnamon, filled into a pie shell and topped with fresh sliced strawberries. A medieval-inspired dessert that's surprisingly beautiful.

Perfection salad is a vintage molded gelatin salad with shredded cabbage, celery, green pepper, and pimento suspended in a tangy lemon-vinegar aspic. A retro potluck classic that chills until firm.

Six-layer chocolate coffee torte with buttermilk cocoa cake, coffee-spiked whipped cream, and crushed Heath Bar toffee pressed into every layer and all over the outside.

Watercress salad with a Chinese-style bean curd cheese and tahini dressing. Blanched watercress tossed in a creamy, savory fermented bean curd dressing with chili flakes and lemon.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie with Chocolate Frosting recipe

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie with Chocolate Frosting recipe

Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie with Chocolate Frosting recipe

Pickled Zante grapes (Champagne grapes) in a sweet champagne vinegar brine with allspice. Cocktail garnish and cheese-board jewel that keeps for months.

Polka-dot brownies made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, whipped eggs tripled in volume, and reduced-calorie margarine. Fudgy, lighter than classic brownies, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Flambeed peaches in a port wine and cherry jelly sauce with cinnamon and lime, spooned over lemon ice cream. A dramatic tableside dessert that goes from chafing dish to plate in 20 minutes.

Vegan tofu manicotti stuffed with mashed tofu, spinach, garlic, and lemon juice. Baked in spaghetti sauce for a dairy-free twist on classic stuffed pasta.

Pepper your meat loaf with this savory recipe that will find a place in your heart and your tummy.