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 ...

“I grew up on strawberries as dessert, picked fresh and sun-warm from my grandmother’s garden, topped in the early years with Cool Whip, later with freshly whipped cream,” Rebekah Peppler says in her ...