Recipes with butter

Classic hard sauce made with creamed butter, powdered sugar, lemon extract, and fluffy egg white. This old-fashioned British dessert topping is the traditional partner for Christmas pudding.

Pounded chicken breasts wrapped with prosciutto and sage, pan-seared golden and finished in a Marsala mushroom sauce. Italian elegance in 30 minutes flat.

Mini sausage Reubens on party rye with smoked sausage, sauerkraut, Thousand Island, and bubbly Swiss cheese. Butter-toasted bread keeps them crispy under all that tangy, melty goodness.

Greek mussel pilaf (pilafi me mythia) cooks short grain rice directly in mussel-and-wine broth. The seafood-stock pilaf of the Aegean coast.

Savory cheddar cheesecake with cream cheese, sharp cheddar, cottage cheese, ham, jalapeños, and scallions baked in a breadcrumb crust. A bold, spicy appetizer that's anything but sweet.

Orange apple pancakes start with a quick Bisquick batter brightened with orange zest and cinnamon, then get crowned with warm buttery apple wedges and pecans. An easy, cozy brunch in about half an hour.

Vegetarian Greek cabbage rolls packed with rice, pine nuts, and fresh dill, topped with a creamy egg-lemon avgolemono sauce. A bright, herbaceous Mediterranean main course.

Fudgy brownies loaded with chopped toffee bars and walnuts, mixed entirely in the food processor. Five ounces of unsweetened chocolate make these intensely rich and deeply dark.

Rich chocolate cream pie with a hint of cinnamon, cooked slow in a double boiler and crowned with golden meringue. Old-fashioned diner-style pie from scratch.

Twice-baked Idaho potatoes stuffed with sauteed onions, green peppers, butter, milk, paprika, and melted cheddar. Rustic, hearty, and piled high in the shell.

Twice-baked Idaho potatoes stuffed with sauteed onions, green peppers, butter, milk, paprika, and melted cheddar. Rustic, hearty, and piled high in the shell.

Peaches and cream omelet: a sweet breakfast omelet with cream cheese and heavy cream folded around stewed peaches. Brunch for four in 20 minutes, low-carb and rich.

Lamb marinated in red wine, and served with a mash made with Alpine Pepper.

This is an elegant looking, although time consuming dish. You'll need an equal amount, (by weight), of the three vegetables, after trimming. Figure on four to six ounces per person.

Three-layer pineapple meringue torte with crushed pineapple cake, cashew-studded meringue baked right on top, and a pineapple whipped cream frosting.

Invite your neighbors over to try this savory and delicious dish that doesn't take long to make!