butter

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In the core public-markets arm, BlackRock’s iShares exchange-traded funds remain its bread and butter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Begin with a modest roux — butter and flour, cooked together until they smell faintly nutty.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Start with brown butter — cooled, but still fragrant — and mix it with brown sugar, flour, a generous measure of cinnamon and a pinch of salt.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

New nutrition guidance from the American Heart Association advises getting protein from plants rather than meat, choosing low-fat or fat-free dairy and using olive, soybean and canola oils instead of beef tallow and butter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Petits fours, as it turns out, aren’t made from just flour and butter, like croissants.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy