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Posts tagged “whipped cream”

Food Science: How Butter is Made

A few years back, we were whipping up a bowl of cream and got distracted. When we turned back to the mixer, the whipped cream had gone past the point of fluffy peaks and was now a grainy, watery mess....

Seasonal Recipe: Eton Mess

Eton Mess is a lovely, versatile dessert: It's light, yet very satisfying, and appeals to both young and sophisticated palates. Traditionally made with strawberries, it takes advantage of seasonal f...

Food Science: How Whipped Cream Whips

No matter how many times we do it, whipping cream from a liquid into a solid always seems like kitchen magic to us. Just what's going on in that cup of cream? Let's take a look!...

Word of Mouth: Chantilly Cream

Chantilly (chan-tilly or shahn-tilly), noun: Sweetened and flavored whipped cream. Isn't it nice to know that there's a name for everything, even the simple whipped cream that home cooks have made fo...

What's the Difference? Half-and-Half, Light Cream, Heavy Cream, and Whipping Cream

It always seems like there's only half-and-half in the fridge when the recipe calls for whipping cream. Can one kind of cream be exchanged for another? Just what is the difference between all these cr...

Dessert Leftovers: More Uses for Boozy Whipped Cream

Yesterday we gave you a recipe for Grilled Peaches with Bourbon Vanilla Whipped Cream. And when we made it, we had quite a bit of leftover whipped cream. Luscious, liquor-spiked, sweet whipped cream. ...

Recipe: Grilled Peaches with Bourbon Vanilla Whipped Cream

Have all of you apartment dwellers been waiting for a new Grilling Month recipe that can be made indoors, on a grill pan? You have? Well, here you go. We made these peaches on a charcoal grill at a fr...

Make This: Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cupcakes

We have had Smitten Kitchen's chocolate icebox cake on the brain for some time. It's so easy and completely retro: chocolate wafer cookies layered with barely sweetened whipped cream until they melt...