WHEN SEATTLE chef Jim Drohman is staying at his home-away-from-home in Orthez, France, he need not make his own crème fraîche — easy as it is to create the cultured cream that flavors his savory ...

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Crème fraîche is a thick and rich-tasting cream that comes from the French and is used in many aspects of cooking. It can be a substitute for yogurt or sour cream in recipes, but it can be a little ...

You see more and more recipes calling for creme fraiche, a European style sour cream that is thicker and less sour than our typical sour cream. You also see it more ...

One of the most attractive things a person can do is make something that is usually thought of as “store-bought.” Even though whipped cream is one of the easiest things you can make in the kitchen, I ...

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 may sound fancy, but it’s really just soured cream. With its roots in France, it was traditionally made by leaving fresh cow’s cream at room temperature until it thickened. Today, since ...

Creme fraiche is available at grocery stores, but if you want to make it at home, try this recipe adapted from Serious Eats. It takes about 12 hours to make. Creme Fraiche Makes 1 pint 1 pint heavy ...

The Europeans were onto something when they discovered crème fraîche, which is a fancy type of sour cream. Whereas sour cream has 18-30 percent butterfat, crème fraîche has a higher butterfat content ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.