“Eat butter first and eat it last…and live ’till a hundred years be past” -Old Dutch Proverb

I am a healthy chef. Yep, I said it. And many of my friends tease me by asking what sort of “nuts and twigs” I’ve been eating when I see them. Ha! (although it is totally true, if I were an animal I would probably be a squirrel, eating nuts and seeds and running around all the time). I digress…..my point is that as a healthy chef I really have to rely on high quality ingredients or techniques that bring about the most intense flavor so you don’t have to drench your food in butter or cream or cheese to hide bland cuisine.  This brings me to one of my most favorite things in the world to work with- browned butter. Yes, yes, I know butter isn’t the healthiest thing in the world. But that’s my point ladies and gents! By browning the butter and enhancing the flavor ten fold you can use just a little smidge of it and you get such delicious and intense flavor. Num, num, num.

Here is how to brown butter and a few ways I like to use it. Plus, it will make your kitchen smell just incredible…enjoy!