Not only do butter brands vary in taste and quality when smeared onto a piece of bread (as proven by our butter taste test), but they also will have a major impact on whatever you’re baking.

All right, it’s official. I’ve got spring fever. I’ve now seen every sign that foretells spring’s arrival: bumble bees, crocuses, daffodils, a few over-eager cherry blossoms and stacks of matzo boxes ...

Beauty enthusiasts are raving about shea butter for skin and hair. Although the popular ingredient has only recently been showing up in the formulas of most lotions, shampoos, and other ...

Potential health benefits of peanut butter include regulating blood sugar and cholesterol and supporting heart health. Peanut butter is a rich source of protein and nutrients like iron ...

Romy Gill's butter chicken is nut-free, perfect for two and quick to make. It's topped with fragrant cardamom and fenugreek. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Mix together the marinade ...

Use any left over brandy butter on muffins or as a sponge sandwich filling with added chopped stem ginger or delicious on crumpets. Put the butter in a bowl. Beat well with a wooden spoon till ...

Ten years ago, at one of Gordon Ramsay’s mid-rung restaurants near St Paul’s Cathedral in London, a white server tried to sell Butter Chicken to me. “This is an authentic recipe from the Mughal court ...

Clarification: This story has been amended to clarify that this week butter in New World's North Island stores cost $7.19, while in its South Island stores it cost $7.79. If you have bought butter ...