What do all of these phrases have in common?
Peanut _ _ _ _ _ _
Apple _ _ _ _ _ _(or other fruit)
_ _ _ _ _ _ Pecan
_ _ _ _ _ _ Brickle
_ _ _ _ _ _ Milk
Famous NY Restaurant (also in Chicago) _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _Cream frosting
If you answered B U T T E R, give yourself a "pat" on the back! (Maybe not literally.....). Butter is such an integral part of our lives that we see it everywhere.
One of my favorite memories as a child was of making butter in my Kindergarten class. I was so excited when my teacher, Miss Simmons, told us that we would be "making butter." My five-year old mind thought we would be working the churn like the pioneers did--after a quick field trip to the farm to milk the cow and bringing the milk bucket back to class.
Photo Credit: ImageryandArt.com |
That gave my class even more incentive to continue. It's funny how quiet 20 five year olds can be when they see the fruits of their combined labor working to create something they could.........eat!
When we finished, it looked something like this:
Photo Credit: Grit.com |
Thankfully today, all we have to do is go to our local supermarket to buy the ready-made butter to use in our favorite recipes. These are photos I snapped in my neighborhood stores:
*When you buy butter, you are probably supporting America's dairy farmers!
Some of my favorite buttery creations include:
http://allrecipes.com/Cook/jrbaker/Photo.aspx?photoID=270663
http://allrecipes.com/PersonalRecipe/62789942/Vanilla-Bean-Birthday-Cupcake-Frosting/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pistachio-Crusted-Chicken-Breasts-with-Sun-dried-Cherry-and-Orange-Sauce/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Bread-Fantastique/Detail.aspx
and
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pizza-Without-the-Red-Sauce/Detail.aspx
For more information about BUTTER and additional recipes,
visit the amazing butter bloggers at:
I'll end with this quote about everyone's favorite ingredient:
"Eat butter first, and eat it last,
and live till a hundred years be past."
--Old Dutch proverb
--Old Dutch proverb
I'd love to hear about your favorite butter memories, or recipes you like to make with it!
All of this food looks incredible Jennifer but that chicken - wow! I'll have to try that one for sure!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Jennifer! I love your butter making memories from school!!! I couldn't get the al fresco recipe links open! I'm not sure if it's a glitch on your blog or if it's a glitch on my computer! But I thought you should know! =)
ReplyDelete