Cozy Meals, Good for the Soul

Brown Butter Pasta with Crispy Mushrooms

Beer Cheese Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Best-Ever Eggplant Lasagna with Turkey Bolognese

How to Make Stromboli (& 15+ Stromboli Filling Ideas!)

Sweet and Sticky Char Siu Chicken

Baked Honey Sesame Chicken Wings

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken (+ Mom’s Homemade Huli Huli Sauce)

Summer Tomato Salad with Charred Corn

Butterflied Grilled Leg of Lamb with Lemon, Garlic, and Rosemary

Grilled Tuscan Steak with Lemon, Garlic, and Rosemary

Seriously Perfect Grilled Steak (Butter Basted with an Herb Brush!)

Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers with Bacon & Crunchy Apple Slaw

Tuscan-Style Grilled Spatchcock Chicken

Easy Baked Manapua (Hawaiian-Style Char Siu Bao)

Lemon Herb Roasted Spatchcock Chicken Over Potatoes

Best-Ever Wild Mushroom Vegetable Ragu

Homemade Char Siu (Roasted Chinese BBQ Pork)

Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Balsamic, Rosemary, and Garlic

Springtime Chicken & Dumplings with Hella Fresh Herbs

One-Skillet French Onion Chicken

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I’m the flavor-obsessed founder and recipe developer behind Plays Well With Butter! My love of cooking was shaped by years working in fine-dining restaurants, and I’ve spent the past 10+ years exploring how to make exceptional food work for everyday life. Here on PWWB, you’ll find smart techniques and thoroughly tested recipes you’ll be excited to make again and again. So glad you’re here!

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seasonal inspiration

An overhead shot of fall caesar salad inside of a cream colored ceramic bowl that sits atop a creamy white textured surface. The bowl is surrounded by a burnt orange colored linen napkin, a small ceramic bowl filled with shaved parmesan, and a few loose sprigs of fresh thyme. Two gold spoons rest inside of the bowl for serving.

Autumn Caesar Salad with Roasted Delicata Squash Croutons

A bowl of creamy baked butternut risotto topped with shaved parmesan and fresh herbs sits on a green-patterned plate, next to a green napkin, a glass of white wine, and a small dish of cracked black pepper.

Hands-Free Baked Butternut Squash Risotto (No Stirring!)

Pumpkin Pasta alla Vodka

An overhead shot of spiced apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream inside of a white bowl with a dainty brown pattern. A gold fork rests inside of the bowl and the bowl sits atop a creamy white textured surface surrounded by two other servings of apple crisp in a brown and white bowls, a gray linen napkin, and a small white ceramic cup of masala chai tea.

Chai Spiced Apple Crisp

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