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Can I get a high five? It’s the long weekend! This has been an intense week for me and I am ready to relax, head to a lake with some friends and enjoy summer’s last fling. Cheesecake is on the menu, as is steak, with plenty of this grilled corn & avocado salad (my latest obsession).

Speaking of steak, I thought I’d share with you my favorite and oh-so-simple way to enjoy it. You already know how to grill the perfect steak, so why not learn how to mix up a succulent flavored butter to top your beef? I’ve even cooked up a how-to video to inspire you to try ‘compound butter’.

Believe it or not, when I was in culinary school we devoted an entire day to compound butter, butter creamed with various flavorings and aromatics, rolled in a log, and chilled until needed to jazz up a sauce, steak or vegetable. The devotion we showed to this condiment no doubt stemmed from the long-term love affair between classic French cooking and that highly-esteemed stick of dairy.

It’s a brilliant idea, really. Chop herbs, crush garlic and grind pepper into a slab of soft butter, freeze it in a log, and slice off a round as needed. Voila, an instant burst of flavor – and moisture – for a bowl of tired left-over pasta, a dried-out grilled chicken breast, or one of the many other uses listed below. click here to keep reading and leave a comment…

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