I am sure many of us are finding ourselves with a surplus amount of fresh produce. As home gardens, Framer's markets, and CSA boxes are currently overflowing with lovely looking fresh fruit and vegetables, my thoughts normally turn to preserving them for use later in the year. My solution to all this surplus produce is preserving – making jams, jellies, chutneys and preserves is something we have gotten used to doing every year. Although it’s just the three of us, our consumption on these items is rather high.

A while ago a good friend of mine gave me a gorgeous bottle filled with "Butter Oil". I had never heard of it and the first time I cooked with it I was really taken away by the fantastic rich buttery flavor it gave. I decided to do a research on butter oil and was pleasantly surprised at the little I found about butter oil. I posted an article about it on my blog and got a few interesting comments regarding the product.