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TIP: Clarified Butter (Ghee)

I like to use butter when I sauté or fry in some recipes.  Nothing tastes better than mushrooms sautéed in butter, and when making Chicken Picatta, the chicken must be cooked in butter – thats part of the wonderful flavor.  But unless you are careful, the butter can burn.   It is the milk solids in butter that burn […]

Christmas, Desserts

Pecan Butter Cookies

These cookies are an annual Christmas tradition.  I’ve been making these since I was about 10 years old.  My son and I make them together every Christmas Eve.   Pecan Butter Cookies 1/2 cup butter, softened2 tablespoons sugar1 tablespoon vanilla1 cup pecans, chopped1 cup flour1 cup powdered sugar (10x or icing sugar) Mix the butter, […]