In 2024, Americans reportedly<\/a> set a new record for butter consumption. Butter molds and sculptures<\/a> have become a popular piece of edible decor for dinner parties and events. Butter yellow<\/a> has maintained a spot in the color trend landscape in fashion<\/a> and home decor<\/a>. People want butter skin<\/a>. To top it all off, runners are now carrying heavy cream and salt on runs to make butter in a new trend called \u201cchurn and burn.\u201d<\/a> In other words, it\u2019s high time for a book about butter.<\/p>\n And cookbook<\/a> author Anna Stockwell<\/a> has answered the sweet-cream call. The Bon App\u00e9tit<\/em> and Epicurious<\/em> alum\u2019s new book, The Butter Book<\/em>,<\/a> is a celebration of the star of the dairy aisle. Part historical deep-dive, part recipe book, part decorative object, the book was designed by Lizzie Vaughn<\/a> to look like a stick of butter, complete with a cloudy, wax paper book jacket.<\/p>\n When I ask Stockwell what she loves about butter, the question feels utterly ridiculous. Butter makes everything better. What\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n Photo: Kate Jordan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOver the past couple of years, my friends and family have been subjected to a lot of butter experiments,\u201d Stockwell tells Vogue<\/em> with a laugh.<\/p>\n The Butter Book<\/em> features a rainbow array of inventive compound butters (think: smoky garlic, miso-orange, puttanesca), a guide to buying butter for different culinary uses, Stockwell\u2019s favorite recipes that rely on butter, and more. \u201cI wanted each recipe to be an example of a different thing that butter can do for you in the kitchen,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Anna Stockwell<\/p>\n <\/span>Photo: Kate Jordan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69bd7f7cdd92f9e67d92ea94\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Book%2520Cover%2520Image%25204.jpg\"\/)
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