butter
Baked Mushrooms with Miso Butter
Baked mushrooms are the ultimate low-lift creation. Here, mushrooms are tossed in a simple ponzu marinade, topped with cubes of butter and citrus slices, then baked into perfection in a hot oven.
Gougères
Gougères are perfect, golden pom-poms of cheese-crusted magic. This one-pan method sets you up for success every time. Even better - keep these little cheese puffs frozen, ready to bake, always.
Classic Shortbread Cookies
Buttery, golden, classic shortbread cookies. So simple, and the best cookies on any cookie plate.
Compound Butters – Adding Things to Butter to Make it Extra Awesome
Compound butters are a lazy cook's secret weapon. They're a way to add intense flavor to preparations without a whole lot of extra effort. I've included a list of favorites here.
Whole Bean Vanilla Cookies
Snappy, small, fragrant, vanilla wafer cookies made with a whole vanilla pod. The entire thing!
Perfect, Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Perfect, creamy mashed potatoes with garlic butter. Simple, but with a twist to make them extra special.
Swedish Rye Cookies
Powder-kissed and pretty, these Swedish Rye cookies are perfect for anyone after a not-too-sweet, shortbread-style butter cookie.
Walnut Nutmeg Butter Cake
An easy little butter cake baked in a single pan. This is a sugar-dusted, walnut-studded version, perfumed with nutmeg. That said, there are a thousand other directions you can take this cake. It's so simple and incredibly good.
How to Make Ghee
This is how to make ghee. It's wonderful and simple! It's a process I enjoy, and it yields one of my favorite cooking mediums. For those of you who might be unfamiliar, ghee is an unsalted butter that has had the milk solids removed after separating from the butterfat, resulting in beautiful, golden, pure fat with an unusually high smoking point.
11 All-Star Ways to Cook Corn on the Cob
Corn season - it's officially on! It's the season to eat outside. It's the season to eat with your hands - especially corn on the cob. What follows here is a round-up of corn-centric ideas to inspire you this summer - mix of flavors and cooking techniques.
