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Lush Life: Caviar Butter Recipe

Butter gets all dressed up for the party

Jun 5, 2013 12:02 pm

Just when you thought butter couldn't get any better, a cookbook teaches us the very important lesson that yes, it can. Lucy Vaserfirer's Flavored Butters is a collection of ways to trick out your butter so that it serves every possible culinary need. Ever spread caviar butter on toast for the fanciest toast known to man? Now's the time.

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Just When You Thought Butter Couldn't Get Any Better, Red Chile Butter Enters

Spicy butter infused with three different chiles

May 21, 2013 3:01 pm

Just when you thought butter couldn't get any better, a cookbook - Lucy Vaserfirer's Flavored Butters - teaches us the very important lesson that yes, it can. Next up, an earthy, fiery-hot spread for cornbread or topping a steak. You can even fry an egg in it for a spicy effect.

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Caramelized Onion Butter Recipe

Try this savory-sweet finishing butter on any dish

May 6, 2013 4:31 pm

Just when you thought butter couldn't get any better, a cookbook teaches us the very important lesson that yes, it can. Lucy Vaserfirer's Flavored Butters is a collection of ways to trick out your butter so that it serves every possible culinary need. Cause why use anything else when butter's around? First up, everyone's favorite thing, ever: caramelized onions.

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Tangerine-Brown Butter Vinaigrette Recipe

Unlikely combination proves a big winner

Nov 19, 2012 4:01 pm

Steven Jackson Photography on Flickr

Adding butter to vinaigrette might seem strange, but once you taste it, you’ll wonder why you haven’t done it before. The nutty, rich brown butter gives the dressing some extra flavor and richness, and the mild acidity of the tangerines is the perfect foil. This sauce is beautiful on delicate fish such as albacore tuna and richer fish such as salmon or on steamed broccoli, or on roasted rings of butternut squash.

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Grandma's Homemade Yogurt Recipe

Homemade yogurt: don't knock it till you try it!

Jun 30, 2012 11:31 am

Photo: I believe I can fry on Flickr

Homemade yogurt is panacea for all that could possibly go wrong in one's life. "Is that an oven burn on your pinky?" My grandma would shriek, "It's okay, it's okay, we put ~~Windex~~ yogurt on it." What about that sun burn? Forget the aloe, just marinate yourself in yogurt and you'll be good to go. Suffering from an upset stomach? By this point you should know what to do.

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How To Caramelize Onions

Because a caramelized onion is a happy onion

Mar 30, 2012 2:01 pm

Photo: Mark Shaw

You never know how much time goes into the sweet, sticky shreds atop your perfect patty melt or tarte flambée until you caramelize an onion for the first time. You also never know how little effort goes in until you learn this simple but very important technique.

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe

You only need 1 recipe for chocolate chip pancakes

Mar 3, 2012 11:01 am

Photo: eyeliam on Flickr

There's something so dessert-like about a stack of chocolate chip pancakes that we can't help but make them for breakfast, especially on the weekends when a morning sugar high contributes to a great early afternoon nap.

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Pat LaFrieda Is Not Just A Piece Of Meat!

He's a real person. And, yes, loves his meat.

Feb 9, 2012 2:01 pm

When New York City meat seller Pat LaFrieda and Zero Point Zero Production joined forces to create an iPad app, nobody was fucking around. “It was two 16-hour days of sawing, and that was just the beef,” says LaFrieda by phone on his rare day off.