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Brunch

Lemon Trifle with Berries

…killer pound cake recipe which is always a big hit as it’s rich and full of the round bottom notes of ground vanilla beans and topped with a Tahitian vanilla

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Meet Our Team

…we do at The Vanilla Company. The Vanilla Queen, Patricia Rain Yes, the Vanilla Quen actually has a crown and sceptor made out of vanilla beans. The crown was made…

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Don Fernando Patino

…would come alive as a magnificent storyteller at his work-bench as his still nimble fingers twisted, bent, shaped, and tied supple vanilla beans into works of art. Fernando’s grandparents came…

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Intrepid Spice Hunter

…A Spice Hunter’s Quest for Amazing Peppercorns; Poivre Sauvage. Vanilla Oil (adapted from Gerard Vives) Ingredients: 3 whole vanilla beans, or to taste 1 cup grape seed oil, unflavored Method:…

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Chocolate

Tin Roof Ice Cream

…both in popularity and availability, but when the boys heard it was made with peanuts, chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream they knew they had to try it. Fortunately for…

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Comfort Foods

Rice Pudding to the Rescue

…straight-forward just-make-rice-pudding turned into an absurd, angst-driven event. Would it be better to use Basmati rice or Arborio rice? Is it better with a vanilla bean or vanilla paste? Milk…

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Brunch

Pineapple Cheese Crumbcake

…sugar 1 teaspoon active dry yeast 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 tablespoon Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract 4 large eggs Vanilla Cheese…

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Comfort Foods

Coffee Creme Brulee

…for caramelizing Pinch of sea salt or kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste or 1 teaspoon Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract 4 large egg yolks 1 tablespoon instant espresso…

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Comfort Foods

Dominga’s Vegetable Soup

…grown, cured, dried, and sold vanilla for generations, they rarely use vanilla in their cuisine. They were surprised when I suggested adding a couple of drops of pure Mexican vanilla

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Spice Farms in Kerala, India

…the stigma using a tiny stick. Using a tiny stick, Liju pollinates a vanilla orchid just as it has been done for centuries in Mexico where vanilla was born. This…

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Culinary

Aioli

…off by the idea of adding vanilla extract.  The vanilla adds a delightful lift to the aioli as well as the slightest hint of sweetness. The Tahitians know this. They…

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Cakes

Persimmon Pudding with Lemon Sauce

…pulp, mashed 2 cups unbleached flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup brandy or rum 2 teaspoons Vanilla Bean Paste or 1 tablespoon Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon…

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Pongol: Festive Sweet Rice

…red lentils if necessary) 1 cup sugar (jaggery if you can find it) 1 teaspoon Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract (or more if not using a vanilla bean) 1/2 cup…

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