Monday Recipes - 12/01/2025

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Today's Food Question: How healthy is butter?

“Although butter is high in calories and fat, it contains a variety of important nutrients as well. For example, it's a good source of vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin needed for skin health, immune function, and healthy vision.” - Rachael Ajmera, MS, RD

Happy Cooking!,

Trivia Question

When was butter invented?

(The answer is at the bottom of the page)

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Answer to the Trivia Question:

“Khosrova traces butter's beginning back to ancient Africa, in 8000 B.C. when a herder making a journey with a sheepskin container of milk strapped to the back of one of his sheep found that the warm sheep's milk, jostled in travel, had curdled into something remarkably tasty.”