heavy cream
Americannoun
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Where a recipe calls for cream, it is heavy cream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Use cold heavy cream and a splash of vanilla — or almond extract, if you’re feeling lush.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025
The soup base can also be incorporated with heavy cream to make a decadent, spring-themed pasta sauce that pairs well with seafood, like grilled salmon or pan seared shrimp.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025
What’s next, Doncic was a fat, lazy, beer-drinking, hookah smoker feasting on a 77-ounce New York strip steak with a side of the Slovenian specialty of sliced potatoes layered with cheese and heavy cream?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
The inflatable shark naturally led to the puddle of heavy cream, which, if lapped from the floor with slow, steady precision, could account for up to twenty minutes of valuable stage time.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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