Tag Archives: vanilla

Vanilla Bean Scones

April 15, 2010 – 8:00 am

I don’t frequent Starbucks very often. Mainly because it’s expensive and I can make coffee at home. Better coffee. But, it is a very good place to meet people for hanging out and chatting. That being said, I succumbed to their petite vanilla scones awhile back, mainly because: I was hungry, I like scones, they [...]

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Ginger and Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée

November 17, 2009 – 12:24 pm

And the final crème brûlée. I actually made this one from start to finish! And I was proud of myself for how it turned out. I’m pretty convinced that I should get a culinary torch now so I can continue to make these delectable desserts whenever the craving should hit. Especially now that I know [...]

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Vanilla-illa-illa

November 6, 2008 – 2:48 pm

So I don’t have much to say today as it’s been a busy week full of deadlines and not feeling too well, but I thought I’d give an update on the vanilla extract brewing. . . The Bourbon vanilla beans are darkening the vodka significantly faster than the Mexican vanilla beans. It’s been marinating for [...]

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Wait. You can make vanilla extract?

October 23, 2008 – 9:21 am

So Jenn originally posted about this a couple weeks ago and I was intrigued. Well, and running out of the huge bottle of Mexican vanilla extract I got on my honeymoon over two years ago. She posted about this website that details the process of creating vanilla extract. I think my favorite part is that [...]

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