A new (at least new to me) product that I discovered in our local downtown Seattle grocery store, the IGA/Kress Supermarket, makes baking a lot easier.

Land O’Lakes Butter now comes packaged in a convenient 1/2-pound size, with four half sticks of 1/4 cup each. At our store, I only (sadly) found the butter in the salted variety. I prefer unsalted for baking and most other uses so I can control the salt myself. Still, this is a good start for infrequent bakers such as me!