Recipes

To start the custard base, bring the milk and cream just to a boil in a saucepan. Cut the vanilla pod in half, scrape out the seeds and add to the pan with the zest. Whisk the eggs with the sugar unti

Party Cake made with rounded tablespoons cocoa powder, 200g/7oz caster sugar and 200g/7oz butter.

Pecan Vanilla Ice Cream with Maple Syrup made with confectioners' sugar, pecan nuts and good quality vanilla ice cream Maple syrup.

Copycat Piccadilly cafeteria carrot soufflé — silky-smooth pureed carrots whipped with sugar, eggs, and margarine, baked into a light, sweet golden casserole dusted with powdered sugar.

Simple pineapple and cheddar casserole with a sugar-flour binding, buttery Ritz cracker crumb topping and a touch of pineapple juice. A classic Southern side.

together the butter, sugar, and salt and then rub or pulse in the flour and egg yolks. When the mixture has come together, looking like coarse breadcrumbs, add the milk or water. Gently pat together t

A German-style warm potato salad with crumbled bacon, onion, and celery tossed in a hot beer dressing with mustard, a touch of sugar, and Tabasco.

Sweet and savory cowboy-style baked beans with ground beef, pork and pinto beans, brown sugar, mustard and Worcestershire. Baked in a cast iron skillet until bubbly.

Tart fresh rhubarb pie with a sweet egg custard filling in an unbaked shell, topped with a brown sugar crumble. Makes 2 pies.

Buttery walnut shortbread cookies rolled in powdered sugar — also known as snowball cookies or Mexican wedding cookies.

Classic Italian-American fried sweet dough puffs, made from a simple yeast batter, fried golden and tossed in powdered sugar — irresistible and festive.

sugar … 1 teaspoon

A sweet and smoky Midwestern casserole of crumbled bacon, ground beef, brown sugar, and pork and beans baked until sticky and caramelized.

Scooped-out eggplant filled with a rich onion, shrimp, and bread stuffing seasoned with sugar, garlic, bay leaves, and red pepper, topped with Italian bread crumbs.

Classic snickerdoodle cookies — soft, buttery balls of dough rolled in cinnamon sugar and baked until just set. Light in color but big on cinnamon-sugar flavor.

Classic soft cut-out butter cookies for Christmas, sprinkled with homemade colored decorating sugar and lightly golden at the edges.

A light, tender sour cream cake sliced and topped with Grand Marnier-macerated mixed berries, whipped cream, and powdered sugar.

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Sour Cream-Sugar Cookies.

Copycat Steak & Ale NY strip steaks marinated 4–8 hours in bourbon, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, and garlic — then grilled to perfection.

For Cake: Sift together the sugar, flour, salt, and soda. Melt the chocolate in some of the maraschino juice. Add butter, milk, melted chocolate, egg, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Add the maraschino c

Sticky Chocolate Sponge Pudding made with sugar, butter and self-raising flour.

Remove stems and crush strawberries thoroughly. Measure exactly 2 cups prepared fruit into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar. Let stand 10 minutes; stirring occasionally. Mix water and pectin in small s