Happy Spring!

Check out our vast collection of recipes to find your new favorite!

It's Not Just Recipes

The Vanilla Queen's Blog

Culinary

Select category to just see recipes in that category:
Sort by Subcategory Here
OR enter a search term. (This will search in ALL categories!)

Let Them Eat Cake Pudding!

It’s the end of the holiday season.  You’re cleaning out the refrigerator and discover a big chunk of stale pound cake wrapped in foil. Or,

Read More »

Coconut Macaroons

These lightly sweetened macaroons are wonderfully crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Equally delicious dipped in chocolate or served plain.

Read More »

June Pagan’s Oat Squares

  Oat Squares Courtesy of June Pagan Chef June Pagan was legendary in Hollywood circles as she provided the stars with daily meals, glamorous party

Read More »

Sicilian Lemon Tart

In 2011 I went to Italy and Greece with some dear friends. We had a marvelous time eating our way from one region to the

Read More »

Chestnut Jam Tart

Excerpted from Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2014. Photographs by Leigh Beisch. Chestnut Jam Tart Makes 10 servings Alice says, “A

Read More »

Viennese Holiday Pannetone

Viennese Pannetone, is a molded cake filled with currants and only loosely similar to the Italian pannetone, which is a yeasted bread. What I love

Read More »