Buttermonger

Become a Buttermonger

Ready to elevate your meals? The Buttermonger cookbook is your go-to guide for crafting delicious, handcrafted butter that adds flavor and flair to any dish. With over 40 recipes—from sweet blends to savory spreads—you’re just a few steps away from transforming your kitchen table!

Learn how to make butter that actually adds something to the table.

Sheana Davis and Ben Sessions pose with fresh butter and her Buttermonger book at the Gravenstein Apple Fair in Sebastopol, California
A stack of Buttermonger cookbooks on a purple table

A Cookbook Built Around Real Kitchens

Buttermonger walks you through how to make fresh butter, cultured butter, and compound butters you’ll actually use. The kinds that show up on your table again and again because they’re simple, flexible, and good.

40+ Butter Recipes You’ll Come Back To

Developed over decades in the kitchen at The Epicurean Connection.

These are the recipes Sheana Davis and her daughter Karina have made, tested, and served for years at their Sonoma shop and in catering work. Some are classic, some are unexpected—all of them are designed to work at home.

  • Sweet butters
  • Savory blends
  • Seasonal combinations
  • Everyday staples you can build on

Each recipe includes serving ideas and pairing suggestions, from wine and beer to cocktails and everyday meals at home.

You’ll have clear, practical ways to use each butter without overthinking it.

How to Make Butter from Scratch

Bread & Butter Wines Winemaker Linda Trotta and Chef Sheana Davis of The Epicurean Connection collaborated to create flavor-infused butters to pair with Bread & Butter Wines.

After making 12 unique recipes, Linda asked the simple question, “How do you make butter?” Turns out, it’s pretty simple.

Made Together, Passed On

This book came out of years spent cooking and working side by side. It reflects the way Sheana and Karina actually cook—practical, a little creative, and built around sharing food with other people.

Start Making Your Own

If you’ve ever wanted to make butter from scratch or just want something better than what’s in the fridge, this is where to start.

Closeup of Karina and Sheana Davis making butter in The Epicurean Connection kitchen