636 buttery recipes

Irish cream fudge uses mashed potato as the secret binder, giving a smooth, silky chocolate fudge spiked with Bailey's-style liqueur and crowned with a walnut on each square. A quirky candy-shop classic.

New Orleans crab canapes: buttered toast rounds topped with creamy crab and gruyere-parmesan cheese balls, baked until bubbly. A classic French Quarter party appetizer.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

Crock-Pot rice cooked on high with butter for fluffy, hands-off results. A slow cooker method for cooking perfect rice without watching the stove.

Æbleskiver: Danish pancake balls with cardamom-spiced sour cream batter and folded egg whites for cloudlike puffs. Cook in the traditional pan, dust with powdered sugar, dip in tart jam.

Pumpkin potatoes mashed with butter and onion, served with crispy fried bacon. A simple French-inspired side dish with creamy, seasonal flavor.

Baked beets roast whole and unpeeled until tender, then slip out of their skins easy as that. Mash with butter and sour cream, finish with a squeeze of lime, and you have a five-minute side that tastes like Sunday dinner.

Irish garlic mackerel rubbed with minced garlic, dipped in egg and flour, and pan-fried in butter until golden. Five ingredients, 20 minutes, and a crispy, garlicky crust on rich, oily fish.

Bubble and squeak is a traditional British dish that is made from leftover mashed potatoes and cabbage. It's a delicious way to repurpose your Christmas dinner leftovers!

A simple crockpot recipe that will satisfy anyone's hunger in a matter of minutes. So easy, a caveman can do it.

Whole trout wrapped in foil with butter and a squeeze of lemon, then nestled on coals to steam over an open fire. The classic three-ingredient campfire fish for fresh catch.

Microwave spiced red cabbage with vinegar, cloves, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and tart apple cooked tender in 20 minutes. A quick German-style braised cabbage side dish without the long stove time.

Grated apple pie with coarsely shredded unpeeled apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a lattice-topped crust dotted with butter. A unique twist on classic apple pie where grating creates a dense, jammy filling.

Low-fat potato, leek, mushroom, and spinach soup pureed smooth with no cream. A vibrant green, flavor-packed bowl ready in 45 minutes from pantry basics.

No-knead yeast bread gets its tender crumb from cottage cheese and its savory punch from dill weed and dried onions, baked in a casserole dish for easy prep.

Treat your kids to this rich and scrumptious dessert that will make them eager to help you the next time you go to make them!