Cream comes by way of milk. As food science authority Harold McGee explains it, "Cream is a special portion of milk that is greatly enriched with fat." So, if you find yourself with a bucket of ...

Soft (i.e., spreadable) and mild, cream cheese is a young cow’s milk cheese that’s the result of a reaction between pasteurized cream—or a combination of whole milk and cream—and lactic acid, which ...

Recipe call for heavy cream, and you could have sworn you had some in the fridge? No problem, thanks to several swaps that work in any instance and yield tasty results — without necessitating a run to ...

You can use milk or half-and-half as a substitute for heavy cream by adding butter to it. For every cup of heavy cream you are replacing, combine 3/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup melted butter or 3/4 cup plus ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." But what if a recipe calls for heavy cream and you don’t have any? To help avoid a trip to the store (or ...

Many recipes call for cream cheese, but not everyone keeps it in their refrigerator. Or maybe you’re cooking a vegan recipe ...

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