Search

VANILLA...

There's nothing plain about it!

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!)

Vanilla Banana Mac-Nut Cookies

Courtesy of Gina Tassone, Vanilla Contessa Almost everyone has experienced the frustration of bananas that have gone from perfect to mush, seemingly overnight. Summer is

Read More »

Sugared Vanilla Butter Cookies

 These cookies are hands down, the best cut-out cookies, whether they’re for the holidays or the 4th of July!  They’re especially interesting with Tahitian vanilla

Read More »

Pfeffernusse

 Courtesy of Chef Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Chef Stephen says, “The most fascinating thing to me about this classic German Christmas cookie is how the flavors

Read More »

My Best Butter Buttons

Courtesy of Chef in Residence, Elinor Klivans These tiny balls of dough bake into rounded disks of one-bite sized cookies that would melt in your

Read More »

Lebkuchen

 Courtesy of Chef Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Stephen wears several hats.  He is a chef, cooking school instrutor and also has at least two culinary websites.  The

Read More »

White Cake With Butter Cream

Courtesy of Chef Stephany Buswell: www.chefany.com This is a good, basic vanilla cake. It becomes spectacular with the butter cream recipe that follows. Stephany says:

Read More »

Pineapple Cheese Crumbcake

Courtesy of Beth Hensperger Most coffee cake recipes, especially ones for winter, call for canned pineapple, but here the glistening fresh fruit layer is made

Read More »

The Perfect Angel Food Cake

Courtesy of Flo Braker Flo Braker is a very talented baker, specializing in desserts. The author of “The Simple Art of Perfect Baking,” and one

Read More »

Baked Blintzes

 Courtesy of Elinor Klivans This Baked Blintz has a traditional filling that cooks between two layers of a batter that becomes soft, crisp and crepe-like

Read More »

Roasted Mushroom Salad

Research has shown that mushrooms contain components that help to prevent cancer and stimulate the immune system. At first it was believed that only Asian

Read More »

Christmas Stollen

 Courtesy of  Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Steven says, “Stollen is nice because it is not too sweet, and has a nice soft buttery texture with hints

Read More »