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Candied Sweet Potatoes and Jerk Chicken for Kwanzaa

October 2024

Try this main and side dish to celebrate Kwanzaa! The dark brown sugar adds just the right amount of sweet richness to the sweet potatoes.

Linzer Torte

October 2024

Spice up your Christmas baking with one of the oldest known baking recipes that included sugar dating back to 1653 Austria, the Linzer Torte.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

October 2024

For a holiday spin on an age-old classic treat, give these Pumpkin Whoopie Pies a try for Halloween!

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