slice of vanilla cake with vanilla frosting - Nata_vkusidey/Getty Images We're all familiar with vanilla extract. It's called for in virtually every baking or dessert recipe, and it's probably the ...

One of the very best inexpensive gifts that will impress even the biggest foodies is homemade vanilla extract. It's a gift that's meaningful, useful, and oh so delicious — and the process to make it ...

There's a big difference in flavor when sampling real vanilla ice cream and ice creams that use fake vanilla additives. Here ...

Ina Garten has a decades-old jar of homemade vanilla extract in her pantry but she uses store-bought on 'Barefoot Contessa' because people may not have the homemade stuff in their kitchen. “I think my ...

“Vanilla” as a synonym for boring or plain must be struck from the cultural lexicon. In fact, the spice — yes, it’s a spice, and the second most expensive one behind saffron — is so richly complex ...