10,000 butter recipes

Slow-roasted pork loin smothered in molasses-spiked sauerkraut and tomato sauce, served with cinnamon-butter apples. A hearty German-American Sunday roast for a crowd.

This is a simple, quick, and easy recipe for cookies. The children will love to help with this one.

Microwave fish fillets with curry powder, cayenne, lemon juice, and butter in under 5 minutes. A fast, no-fuss way to cook flaky, seasoned fish on a busy weeknight.

No-bake fruitcake packed with candied cherries, pineapple, dates, raisins, and nuts, bound with sweetened condensed milk and crushed graham crackers. Refrigerate and slice.

Flourless chocolate cake with espresso and a shard of homemade chocolate almond brittle on top. Dense, fudgy, and gluten-free, the kind of cake you serve warm with a fork.

This recipe, though fussy to make, is attractive and tasty. Cheryl Kaufenberg of Darien said it came from a very old Better Homes & Gardens magazine

Delicate butter cookies with ground anise and toasted pine nuts mixed into the dough, topped with whole pine nuts for elegant, nutty-sweet bites.

Mixed seafood poached in court bouillon, then folded into a silky nutmeg cream sauce with mushrooms and green onions. A classic French-inspired dinner for four in 35 minutes.

Martha Washington's devil's food cake made with unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour. A rich, old-fashioned two-layer chocolate cake baked in a single sheet pan.

Silky chicken mousse folded with chopped hazelnuts, shaped into elegant quenelles, and poached in chicken stock. A classic French technique with just 8 ingredients and stunning results.

Slow cooker dried beef and noodles in a creamy white sauce with sharp cheddar and green peas. A set-it-and-forget-it comfort food casserole.

Slice-and-bake vanilla wafer cookies with powdered sugar, butter, and cream of tartar. Make the dough ahead, chill, slice thin, and bake crispy in 10 minutes.

Shrimp and rice: garlicky shrimp sauteed with onion, Italian herbs and white wine, finished with a sprinkle of breadcrumbs and spooned over buttery rice. A fast, comforting weeknight seafood dinner.

Rack of lamb seared, brushed with Dijon, and pressed with a garlicky rosemary-thyme breadcrumb crust, then roasted to a rosy medium-rare. Finished with a quick basil pesto pan sauce for an elegant dinner-party centerpiece.

Peach pecan muffins fold ripe summer peaches and toasted pecans into a cinnamon-spiced batter for tender, fruit-studded breakfast muffins. One bowl, no mixer, ready in 45 minutes from cold oven to cooling rack.

Australian meat pie with lamb or beef, mushrooms, capsicum, and tomatoes in a homemade butter pastry shell. A proper Aussie baked pie from scratch.