butter
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.
A Good Winter Salad
A simple salad made with crunchy lettuces, a garlicky, melted lemon butter dressing, and shaved endives, delicata squash, avocados, and pepitas.
Blueberry Lemon Verbena Pie
A heads up about a recipe I've done for Nikole Herriott's new For the Love of Pie series. My contribution: Blueberry Lemon Verbena Pie.
