Mmm, butter! BY LEILANI OLYNIK
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et’s face it—butter is an essential ingredient in some of our most favourite things. Chocolate chip cookies, brown butter ravioli, mashed potatoes, homemade salted caramel, grilled corn on the cob, hot popcorn, butter-basted anything… Not long ago, butter had a bad rap with health professionals. Across the board, they recommended a diet made up of low fat options, which meant: “bye bye butter”. But now, with dieting trends like the Keto lifestyle, butter is a big deal again. It’s carb-free, 80% fat, and is extremely easy to source. It also happens to be one of the richest food sources of butyrate: a short-chain fat that may play a significant role in promoting brain health, according to research. Even if you’re not following the Keto20 Culinaire | April 2020
craze, and you’re just a fan of eating good quality food that has ingredients you can pronounce on its label, then you’re in luck. Butter is just cream (and salt if that’s the way you like it). So now that butter is back in our good books, you don’t have to feel so guilty for eating the thing that makes everything better.
churning butter for 51 years. Foothills Creamery is still using the same oldfashioned technique of churning butter that they started with in 1969. They take a great deal of pride in having a personal relationship with each batch of butter that is churned, with a dedicated employee standing watch, waiting until
Now that butter is back in our good books, you don’t have to feel so guilty for eating the thing that makes everything better. If you’re passionate about supporting your local community by choosing to put your purchasing power into small businesses, you might be wondering: well, where can I get my hands on Alberta butter? Thankfully, Alberta boasts a triedand-true family business that has been
the butter breaks. Every Canadiansourced batch of cream is treated with care, crafted for the highest quality, creating their signature taste. When you purchase butter from Foothills Creamery (they offer 8 different kinds), you can feel confident that you’re about to enjoy some
