Recipes with butter

Chocolate mousse supreme with bittersweet chocolate, brandy, tempered egg yolks, and whipped cream folded into a silky, airy dessert. A classic French mousse made safely with cooked yolks.

Classic crab cakes with lump crab, Dijon, mayo, and fresh scallions, pan-fried in butter until golden. Minimal filler, maximum crab, the Chesapeake-style version everyone wants.

Italian Parmesan risotto topped with garlicky pan-toasted mushrooms. Creamy rice built one ladle of broth at a time, finished with Parmigiano-Reggiano and crowned with golden mushrooms.

Fettuccine Uzie tosses shrimp and sea scallops in a buttery cream sauce with shallots and garlic. The pasta starch thickens the sauce naturally for a silky, rich finish.

Homemade naan bread with yogurt, butter, and poppy seeds. A soft, pillowy Indian flatbread cooked on a hot griddle and finished under the broiler for charred bubbles.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with bittersweet chocolate, butter, and six eggs baked in a water bath. Dense, fudgy, and impossibly rich with just 4 ingredients.

French breakfast muffins are sweet nutmeg-scented puffs rolled in melted butter and cinnamon-sugar straight from the oven. Sometimes called doughnut muffins for their fairground-pastry vibe.

Classic homemade apple pie from scratch: a flaky double crust packed with cinnamon-spiced McIntosh and Granny Smith apples, thickened just enough and dotted with butter. The all-American dessert done right.

Layered dinner casserole with green beans, sliced ham, cream of celery sauce, melted American cheese, and buttery croutons. A microwave-quick 1970s supper.

Lemon chocolate bars with a cocoa shortbread base, silky lemon curd middle, and bittersweet orange ganache on top. Three layers of contrasting flavor in every rich bite.

Two-ingredient coconut pie crust made with shredded coconut and butter, baked golden and crisp. A no-flour, no-rolling crust for pudding pies or ice cream.

Baked chicken with sliced peaches and walnuts in a white wine butter sauce. Fruity, nutty, and golden with a whole wheat flour coating.

Chocolate marshmallow sandwich cookies with soft cake-like chocolate rounds and a fluffy marshmallow cream filling. Homemade whoopie pies for lunchboxes, bake sales, and after-school snacks.

Pisang goreng (Indonesian fried bananas) in a light egg batter, served over vanilla ice cream with a warm brown sugar rum sauce. A tropical dessert.

Yum yum cake is a sour-cream chocolate layer cake with cocoa powder batter and melted chocolate chip frosting. Old-fashioned church-cookbook favorite with lunchbox simplicity.

Tender lemon blueberry quick bread studded with chopped nuts and finished with a tangy lemon-sugar glaze that soaks into the warm loaf. Bright, citrusy, and ready for breakfast or tea.