It’s hard to imagine French home cooking without a dollop of creme fraiche, that silky, subtly tart cultured cream that has a way of making food taste better. In France, just about every home cook ...

Crème fraîche, photo courtesy of Jim Dixon. Crème fraîche literally translates to fresh cream, but for cooks, it means a thick, slightly fermented heavy cream. You can buy it, but it’s much ...

Mary's mini apple cake recipe could be served warm as a dinner party dessert or cold as a delicious picnic treat. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need six 7cm/2¾in cooking rings.

Celebrate spring with this simple, sweet-tart dessert. Alice Waters is an icon of California cuisine who revolutionized the concept of farm-to-table cooking in America with her restaurant Chez Panisse ...

Spring is my favorite season for vegetables. I always get excited when I see asparagus at the farmers market. It’s a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. This flavorful, easy soup ...

Q: What is creme fraiche? It was an ingredient in a pumpkin tart recipe. — Peggy Moon, Sterling Heights, Mich. A: Pronounced "krem fresh" this rich-tasting cream is the French version of sour cream.

This sauce is pure country club and a useful recipe to have in pocket depending on the crowd. The real perk “Hard Core Carnivore” author Jess Pryles provides here is a tutorial on making crème fraîche ...

DEAR ACCIDENTAL CHEF: I have a smoked salmon recipe that calls for topping it with crème fra?che. What exactly is crème fraiche, and where can I buy it? -- Crème de la Crème of Midlothian DEAR CREME ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

The best crème fraîche comes from a strictly controlled area of Normandy called Isigny-sur-Mer and it’s sold in larger supermarkets here. A half-fat version of crème fraîche is available from some ...

A: Pronounced “krem fresh” this rich-tasting cream is the French version of sour cream. Like sour cream, crème fraîche has a fermenting agent that thickens it. What’s different about creme fraiche is ...

Q: What is crème fraîche? Can you make it or buy it? A: A rich-tasting cream, crème fraîche, pronounced “krem FRESH” is the French version of sour cream. Both crème fraîche and sour cream contain ...