2,768 buttery recipes

Pounded chicken breasts seared fast over high heat, then drizzled with a brandy, Dijon mustard, and lime pan sauce loaded with fresh chives. A 20-minute dinner with serious steakhouse energy.

Kasha-Patate Sucree from Montreal's Le Commensal: fluffy buckwheat groats topped with sweet potato puree and a savory tamari-garlic sauce. A hearty vegetarian dish with deep, earthy flavors.

Old-fashioned lemon meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened filling, real lemon juice and zest, and a golden billowy meringue topping. Tart, sweet, and absolutely classic.

Fennel and potato puree broiled with Parmesan and bread crumbs until golden. A creamy, anise-scented side dish that upgrades mashed potatoes with pureed fennel and a crispy gratin topping.

Apple topped cake with whole wheat flour, honey, egg whites, and yogurt in the batter, crowned with sliced apples and a cinnamon-sugar drizzle. A lighter bake.

Warm vegetable salad with julienned carrots, turnips, celery, tomatoes, green beans, and snow peas on mache and radicchio, dressed in shallot vinaigrette and garnished with fresh truffles.

Fried apple pies with a cheddar cheese pastry and a cinnamon-apple filling with grated cheese. A Southern hand pie fried golden in a skillet.

Fish Baked in Parchment with Potatoes, Onions & Anchovy Butte recipe

Old-school stovetop chocolate fudge made with vanilla pudding mix, Dutch cocoa, and a cold-towel cooling technique for smooth, creamy texture. No butter needed, topped with pecans.

Pears Helene is a classic French dessert of poached pear halves served with hot chocolate sauce and optional vanilla ice cream and chopped almonds. Elegant, timeless, and surprisingly simple to make at home.

Hearty bazaar vegetable soup with split peas, pearl barley, lima beans, carrots, onion, and dill simmered low and slow until thick and stew-like. Old-fashioned comfort soup for cold days.

Breakfast risotto made with Arborio rice slowly stirred with warm apple juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk, and raisins. Creamy, warm-spiced porridge-meets-risotto, served with brown sugar at the table.

Whole chicken roasted French-style in a covered casserole with sherry, baby onions, and potatoes. The herb-stuffed cavity perfumes the bird while pan juices reduce into a thin gravy.

Jumbles are old-fashioned filled sandwich cookies, two rolled rounds enclosing a smear of grape jelly with three peek-a-boo windows cut into the top. Vintage pantry treat.

Pan-braised lamb rib chops simmered in orange juice concentrate, soy, and butter. A sweet-savory weeknight lamb dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Crab cakes bound with a silky béchamel and sharpened with dijon, horseradish, and capers, then pan-fried in a crisp breadcrumb crust until deep golden brown.