Clarified Butter

When butter is moderately heated and liquifies, water evaporates and milk solids sink to the bottom.  The clear yellow liquid on top is called Clarified Butter.  Simply put, it is the butter without the milk solids and water, hence mostly fat.  It also tastes and smells really good. One notable characteristic is that Clarified Butter…

Garlic-Parsley Butter

This butter is one of those easy confections that can make a good dish, delicious; an okay bread, superb.  I use it on bread, for rice, for corn on the cob, over filet mignon, to season chicken, for soups, mashed potatoes, simple pasta dishes, sauteed shrimp, lobster, etc. The possibilities are endless… Enjoy! Garlic-Parsley Butter…

Strawberry Butter

It is no mystery that we like to entertain at home. When we have guests over for dinner, I like to offer at least one thing that they don’t have in their fridge or couldn’t readily buy in the supermarket.  A homemade appetizer, a twist on a traditional dish or something as simple as this…