Crème fraîche is sold in tubs and has a longer shelf-life than double cream. Store it in the fridge for a couple of weeks and use it as and when you need it. Richer than soured cream ...

Pour the cream, milk, buttermilk, sugar, and vanilla bean into a saucepan, and bring to a simmer over high heat. Remove from heat and whisk in the crème fraîche. Scrape the vanilla bean to ...

Cream cheeses are designed to be eaten as fresh as possible ... a dairy-free alternative to milk-based cream cheeses in most recipes.

It’s nice to have a variation on the classic whipped cream fool — this recipe is a more rich indulgent "grown up’’ type of fool, with sweet sharp rhubarb to contrast with the creme.