Recipes with butter

A Bloody Mary in a bowl: smooth tomato soup with celery, horseradish, Worcestershire, and lime, spiked with vodka stirred in off the heat. The savory, boozy New Year's Day hair-of-the-dog, served warm in mugs.

Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.

Microwave creamy mushroom soup with fresh mushrooms, onions, sour cream, and Worcestershire. A quick single-serving soup ready in 15 minutes for two with no stovetop required.

Creamy macaroni with ham and asparagus comes together in about 30 minutes, tossing tender pasta with sauteed onion, diced ham, and crisp asparagus in a quick cream-and-cheese sauce. Easy springtime comfort.

Fresh asparagus spears nestle into a creamy egg and cheese custard spiked with dill and tarragon for a springtime quiche that's as elegant for brunch as it is satisfying for dinner.

Apple or pear upside-down cake baked in a cast iron pan with a buttery base and golden caramelized fruit. A simple six-ingredient cake with crisp sugary edges and tender fruit on top.

Pantry-staple salmon cakes from canned salmon, cracker crumbs, and eggs, browned in butter and served with mushroom or celery soup sauce and fresh fennel. Old-school weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

These scrumptious salmon rolls can be served plain or can accompany any meal you prepare for dinner.

Yankee lamb stew with braised lamb shoulder, potatoes, turnips, carrots, and peas in a white wine and thyme sauce. Oven-braised in a Dutch oven for fork-tender meat.

Barb's Special Sweet Breads Part 7 (Vanilla Cream, Almond Butter) recipe

Add extra to your fudge, top it with this white vanilla frosting. This icing also works well with cakes.

Artichoke tart in walnut pastry layers marinated artichokes and Gruyère in a custard set inside a buttery walnut crust. An elegant brunch or appetizer tart that serves eight.

Garlicky sauteed shrimp in a white wine cream sauce spooned over vibrant spinach noodles. A homemade bechamel, shallots, and fresh chives make this scampi richer than your usual butter-and-garlic version.

Caramel chocolate chip cheesecake with an oat-walnut crust, dark brown sugar and corn syrup filling, and chocolate chips scattered on top. Rich, dense, and deeply caramelized.

Country Captain Chicken: a classic Southern curried chicken dish with tomatoes, raisins, coconut, and almonds served over rice. Flour-dredged and pan-fried, then simmered in curry sauce.

Almond praline bell made from toasted ground almonds and honey-sweetened hard crack candy, shaped in a mold for a stunning edible centerpiece. A classic showpiece confection.