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How to Make Flavored Butter
Compound (flavored) butter is a quick and easy way to add intense flavor to dishes - particularly grilled or roasted meats or vegetables. Flavored butter is just softened (room temperature) butter with herbs, aromatics, spices, citrus zest, cheese, or other flavorings. Try on the compound butters below or experiment with your own combinations.

In all cases, bring butter to room temperature…

Perfectly Flaky Pie Crust
See how easy it is to make Perfectly Flaky Pie Crust with this simple recipe.

Buttery Pie and Tart Crust
This easy one-crust recipe makes a flaky, buttery crust good with both sweet and savory tarts and pies.

Corn Bread
A simple recipe for slightly sweet, moist cornbread.

Fougasse Bread
Fougasse is a French version of foccacia - so simple it's perfect for first-time bread bakers.

Grilled Flat Breads
A simple dough, laid on the grill to great effect.

Grilled Green Onion Bread
Grilled Green Onion Breads are perfect for throwing on the grill for a party.

Ginger Simple Syrup
Turn sugar and ginger into a lovely, delicious, perfectly drizzle-able Ginger Simple Syrup.

Homemade Chicken Broth
Making chicken broth is easy and adds incomparable flavor to soups, sauces, and a myriad of other dishes.

Lemon Simple Syrup
Turn sugar and lemon leaves into a lovely, delicious, perfectly drizzle-able Lemon Simple Syrup.

Lemon Rosemary Simple Syrup
Turn sugar, lemon, and rosemary leaves into a lovely, delicious, perfectly drizzle-able Lemon Rosemary Simple Syrup.

How to Cook Grits
Make a pot of creamy, delicious grits.

Homemade Cheese
See how easy it is to make homemade cheese.

Whole Wheat Buttermilk Tart & Pie Crust
Pie crust is easy (remember the phrase "easy as pie"? it exists for a reason). Make a delicious whole wheat crust with this easy recipe.

Popovers
Popovers are easy, fun, and delicious. Make your own with this easy recipe.

Spicy Mignonette Sauce
Spicy twist perfect on raw or cooked oysters.

Pickling Spice
See how to make pickling spice.

Polenta
Learn how to make this Italian staple--delicious on its own or with a wide variety of toppings.

Chile Coffee Spice Rub
An easy spice rub for beef or pork.

Homemade Food Gifts
These recipes for homemade gifts are a fun (and delicious) departure from standard cookies and candy. Pack them in pretty jars, bottles, or tins with homemade labels for truly personal and unique gifts. Granted, a few of them require advanced planning if you want to give them at Christmas but you can always plan ahead for next year!

Homemade Cheese
See how easy it is to make homemade cheese.