Flavor up with butter

2 servings

Ingredients

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Directions

Serve cut up lasagna noodles in a broth of chicken stock and garlic butter. To make the garlic butter soften ½ cup butter and mix in ½ tsp choppped fresh garlic. Toss cooked pasta and gree peas with chive butter and then sprinkle with parmesan cheese. To make the Chive butter, soften ½ cup butter and stir in 2 tsp of finely snipped chives. For rice that steam up light and fluffy, add a pat of butter to the cooking liquid before adding the rice.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% VEGETABLE TIPS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% As a side dish with chicken, try garlic butter mashed potatoes. Peel, boil, and mash as usual, then swirl in garlic butter. For color, add a sprinkle of chopped rosemary or basil. To turn plain vegetable or potatoes into an elegant restaurant style dish, top them with a slice make-ahead herb butter. To make Herb Butter Rounds, soften ½ cup butter and add 1 tbsp fresh chopped herbs (eg: Parsley & Oregano or Rosemary & Cracked black pepper, or Chili powder and Cumin) Stir gently to blend and then scoop onto a sheet of waxed paper. Roll into a 1 inch wide 'sausage roll' then freeze. To use, simply slice off as much as you need, then rewrap and store the remainder until next time. To preserve the color and flavor of fresh vegetable, steam them. Then, to bring out those fresh flavors even more, top them with a pat of melting butter.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% TIPS FOR FAMILY FAVORITES %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% When baking, there's no substitute for butter. Butter gives cookie and bread doughs flavor and texture, and it helps distribute the heat better.

Kids love asparagus! It's even more fun when you eat it with your finges. As a dipping sauce, serve melted butter on the side. For French Toast they'll remember, make it with thick slices of French bread. Top with a dollop of Orange Honey Butter. To make the Orange Honey Butter, soften ½ cup sweet unsalted butter and add ⅓ cup honey and 2 tbsp undilited frozen orange juice concentrate. Beat together until mixture is light and fluffy. Store in fridge.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% OUTDOOR COOKING TIPS %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Serve grilled or broiled seafood with clarified butter. This same recipe makes a delicious dipping sauce for asparagus spears or as a sauce on broccoli. To make the Clarified Butter, melt ½ cup butter over very low heat without stirring. Cool slightly. Pour off clear top layer. Discard milky bottom layer. Pour into small custard cups. Makes 2 servings. Serve turkey burgers of hot dogs on garlic buns. Spread garlic butter on buns, then set on the grill for a few minutes. Garlic butter can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer. To retain moistrue and flavor in firm textured fish (swordfish, monkfish, tuna, etc) brush with seasoned herb butter and then grill. For a flavorful side dish, grill vegetables slowly on a charcoal or gas grill. Brush lightly with plain or herb butter before turing. Try this with eggplant, onions, beets, squash, asparagus or any non-juicy vegetable that's in season. Origin: Women's Day Magazine, October 1994. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Dec/94.

Submitted By SHARON STEVENS On 12-04-94

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