When they say butter makes better, they must be referring to browned butter, that fragrant beurre noisette that truly does enhance everything it comes in contact with, from chocolate chunk cookies to your breakfast of steel-cut oats.
Brown butter is typically paired with baked goods, but it also elevates savory foods like fish, pastas and vegetables. Case in point: today’s simple side dish of roasted, whipped sweet potatoes with browned butter.