Over in Brittany, France, artisans handcraft what might be the world’s best butter, but with the right technique, you can ...

Butter is back. After decades as a dietary pariah, it’s a star ingredient in everything from brown butter pasta to gooey butter cake, and you may have noticed the growing variety at the supermarket.

Some recipes allow for at least a degree of objectivity. The instructions tell you that your dish (or one step of it) will be done when the timer goes off after a certain number of minutes or once a ...