It was during a recent class on holiday cooking that the subject of vanilla extract came up. One of the items I made was a trendy salted caramel sauce flavored with homemade vanilla. Well, there was ...

Making homemade vanilla extract couldn’t be easier! All you need are two simple ingredients—vanilla beans and rum. The toughest part? Waiting 6–12 months for it to age. But trust me, the payoff is ...

Vanilla originates from the pods of the orchid Vanilla planifolia, a delicate crop that requires manual pollination and careful curing. This labour-intensive process makes natural vanilla one of the ...