10,000 buttery recipes

Apple lemon puff with butter-tender apple slices under a light, lemon-kissed souffle topping. A small-batch breakfast or dessert that bakes in under 20 minutes.

Krumiri: Piedmontese piped butter cornmeal cookies from Casale Monferrato, Italy. Crisp, mustache-shaped shortbread with a distinct golden crunch and subtle vanilla flavor.

A simple, no-frills biscotti recipe. My mother gave this recipe to me. It's easy, quick, easy, and one of my preferred Italian cookie recipes.

Lemon pepper potatoes are oven-roasted red-skin potato chunks tossed with butter-flavored mix, lemon pepper, and fresh chives. Five-ingredient, low-fat side dish ready in an hour.

Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.

Curried tuna salad rolled up in buttered white bread, secured with toothpicks, and baked until crispy and golden. These Indian-inspired tuna toasties make a crunchy, savory snack or party appetizer in just 30 minutes.

It is a great appetizer, very nice cheese with asparagus, at New Year, always popular!

Twice-baked potatoes whipped with cream cheese, sour cream, and butter until fluffy, then stuffed back into their shells. The fanciest way to serve a spud.

Barbecued Lamb Chops marinated in butter, dry white wine, and bouquet garni for hours, then grilled 30 minutes with frequent basting. Classic herb-kissed lamb chops that stay juicy and flavorful.

Crisp-tender broccoli florets sautéed with garlic in butter and white wine toss with hot pasta for a quick vegetarian Italian side dish ready in 25 minutes.

Chicken breast strips cooked with pasta and mixed vegetables in one skillet, finished with a swirl of sour cream. A 40-minute weeknight primavera with just 5 ingredients.

Classic veal scaloppine with Marsala wine pan sauce, pounded thin and seared golden in butter and olive oil. A quick Italian dinner for two with a rich, sweet wine glaze.

Sole fillets baked in white wine, topped with a light butter sauce, and ringed with sweet mandarin oranges broiled until warm. A quick, elegant dinner for two.

Steakhouse pan-broiled steak done right in a cast iron skillet, salted ahead and seared in its own beef fat for a deep crust, then finished with a quick red wine and brandy pan sauce mounted with butter.

Kolache cookies with a cream cheese pastry dough folded around fruit jam and dusted with powdered sugar. A three-ingredient Czech-style pastry that melts in your mouth.

Russian lemon soup, Liminnyi Sup, simmers tender rice in chicken broth, then finishes with cream, fresh lemon juice, and zest for a silky, citrus-bright bowl. A traditional Slavic comfort soup.