Butter: Add a Little Pleasure to Your Recipes

Butter is so naturally flavour-rich that a little goes a long way. And with no more calories and fat than margarine or vegetable oil, a touch of butter makes everything you prepare explode with fresh taste!

On vegetables

A luscious little pat of butter makes eating all those vegetables that are so essential to our health an exquisite pleasure. Experiment! Butter goes with every vegetable. Try it with beets. It's delicious!

Did you know that butter helps maximize the nutrient benefits of eating veggies like broccoli, cauliflower and carrots? Our bodies can't properly absorb beta carotene and other vitamin A-related nutrients without a little fat.

On grilled meat

Melting atop a sizzling grilled steak or thick, tender lamb or pork chops, a little butter adds an irreplaceable finishing touch. It melds with the spices and surface juices to produce incredibly appetizing aromas and intense flavours. Try it once - you'll never look back!

On fish and seafood

Want to make fresh fish totally fantastic? Smooth a little dab of butter on its just-cooked surface. The butter will moisten the delicate flesh and pick up the fresh taste.

In simple and delicious sauces

Butter's rich taste is at its best when heated. Stirred into thickened brown or white sauces, butter provides a creaminess no other ingredient can match. Try some of these quick sauce ideas:

• Melt some butter, adding a little water or chicken broth along with chopped chives, parsley or green onion. Totally scrumptious on any vegetable.
• Melt some butter, add some fresh pressed garlic and honey. Amazing on carrots.
• Stir some red currant jelly or cranberry sauce into melted butter to bring incomparable zing to roasted chicken.
• Chop a hard-boiled egg into melted butter, add a drop of lemon juice and serve it over white fish or smoked cod. Wonderful!
• Melt butter in a frying pan over low heat, add some bread crumbs and sauté until it foams up, then pour it immediately over steamed cauliflower or broccoli. Sublime!

Comments

• Lucille Georget

  February 22nd, 2010
  

  I've always enjoyed and used butter instead of margarines. My Husband and I have always felt that we digested butter better!
  I was very encouraged about using all dairy products after reading an article in March Canadian Living.
  We are both in our sixties and we have had a very active life but as you slow down you worry about weight and of course one of the first things a person does is review what you eat.
  This article encouraged me to drink my milk and continue using dairy as I have high blood pressure and I was worried about maintaining
  my weight.
  We were both raised on farms and Dairy was how we grew up.
  thank you for the article and encouragement!