8,300 sugar recipes

Six-hour smoked pork ribs basted with tangy barbecue sauce, vinegar, and sparkling water for tender meat with caramelized edges.

Two-tone plum bowl mashes canned greengage and purple plums into a quick rustic spread. Two ingredients, minutes of work, and a natural pairing for toast, cheese boards, or cured meats.

Grilled sweet potato steaks sliced lengthwise, brushed with steak sauce, and charred on the BBQ with beautiful grill marks. A two-ingredient vegetarian side dish.

Fresh fruit salad with pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, and blackberries in a homemade celery-honey dressing. A Southern Living-style summer salad with a blended vinaigrette.

Jack's turkey burgers ground from skinless turkey thighs with parsley, fresh thyme, breadcrumbs, and minced onion. Charcoal-grilled patties with deep flavor and a juicy interior.

Chicken breast wrapped in garlic-rubbed crescent roll dough and baked golden, then drizzled with a tangy brown sugar mustard sauce. An easy weeknight take on chicken en croute.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

This dark sauce takes advantage of chocolate's affinity for red wine. Dutch process cocoa lends the sauce richer chocolate flavor than regular unsweetened cocoa.

A chilled Hungarian-style cherry soup made with Bing cherries, claret wine, cinnamon, and lemon, thickened with egg yolk. Served cold as an elegant starter or light meal.

Sauteed venison liver with butter-fried apple slices, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A quick wild game recipe garnished with crisp bacon and tomato wedges.

Grilled fruit skewers with peaches, plums, mango, and papaya brushed with butter and sprinkled with cardamom sugar. Served with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.

Crisp piped meringue kisses made with egg whites and superfine sugar, with an optional bittersweet chocolate ganache filling. Light, shatteringly crisp, and naturally gluten-free.

Fresh peaches macerated in white wine, port, sweet vermouth, citrus juice, and sugar. An elegant Italian-style no-cook fruit dessert served chilled in glass cups.

Pan-fried cinnamon-sugar bananas glazed with orange juice and lime, served with a dollop of sour cream. A Central American-inspired stovetop dessert in 30 minutes.

Creamy rice pudding folded with mashed banana and whipped cream, garnished with fresh kiwi slices. Made with sugar substitute, this diabetic-friendly dessert is ready in 30 minutes.

Cracker pecan pie with a meringue-like base of stiff egg whites, crushed crackers, and sugar topped with pecans and broiled milk chocolate. A crustless, no-flour dessert.