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Almond-Oat Lace Cookies

These delicate, lacey cookies are so delicious that chocolate isn’t really necessary, but they are certainly delicious with chocolate as well. You can substitute milk chocolate or high-grade white chocolate…

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Culinary

Aioli

For those of you unfamiliar with aioli, it is the delicate, French version of mayonnaise, easily made at home, and infinitely more delicious than the store-bought variety.  Don’t be put…

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Comfort Foods

Chocolate Peppermint Meringues

 A great way to use up leftover egg whites, especially during the holiday season. If you have leftover candy canes or peppermint candies, use them. However, if you are making…

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Culinary

Spicy Stir-fried Chicken and Vegetables

Whenever I prepare a really good stir-fry or have one at a restaurant or a friend’s home, I’m reminded of how delicious this cooking technique is. Fresh, crunchy vegetables, little…

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Preserved Lemons

Courtesy of Paula Wolfert, from, The Food of Morocco The following is a treatise on how to make preserved lemons from Paula’s magnificent book, which contains her fifty years of…

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Extra Good Vanilla Frosting

Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Sinfully Easy, Delicious Desserts Print Extra Good Vanilla Frosting Print Recipe ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars…

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Contact Us

We are open Monday through Thursday. We respond to voice and e-mail messages as quickly as possible. In general, email is the best way to reach us. The Vanilla Company…

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Marketplace

The Vanilla Queen recommends… For the Finest teas & recipes Buy Rain’s Choice vanilla here in retail sizes Buy vanilla beans, extracts, and other products here…

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How I became the Vanilla Queen

People ask me all the time how – and why – I became the Vanilla Queen. There’s a simple answer and there’s a longer story. The simple answer: I’ve always…

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About The Vanilla Company

The Vanilla Company was initially launched in 2001 as a socially-conscious educational site and retail/wholesale business focused on pure vanilla and the promotion of those who grow it worldwide. In…

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The Vanilla Company

We’re not just about vanilla extract or vanilla beans. We’re also about advocating change and hope for the tropics. BUY VANILLA EXTRACT, VANILLA BEANS… Buy pure vanilla extract, vanilla beans,…

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Cakes

European Plum Cake

This delicate, delicious, absolutely-must-make cake recipe comes from Maria Reiz Springer. Now living in Maryland, Maria is from Austria and has an infinite number of amazing European dessert recipes, and…

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Fruit Desserts

Murbe Teig

Print Murbe Teig Print Recipe ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1 Star ☆ No reviews Ingredients Scale 1x2x3x…

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Culinary

Spicy Creamed Corn

Adapted from a Recipe by Sara Moulton Like other sweet veggies, corn and vanilla are a great match. You don’t need much, but the amount you add is the special…

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Book Reviews

Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts

By Alice Medrich (Artisan Books, 2012) Dessert: Who doesn’t love it? Even those of us who have sworn off of sugar or beg-off to hold at-bay another pound, secretly have…

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Cakes

One Bowl Vanilla Cake

 Courtesy of Alice Medrich, “Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts” Alice’s recipes are always meticulously tested. So what have I done? Meddled with it! But only a little bit. I’ve added the…

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Culinary

Cherries with Vanilla Bean

 Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts In this book, Alice offers “Fresh Cherries 3 Ways.” I’m providing you with the recipe for one plus her caveat, “Cheating with…

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Things to Do With Vanilla Ice Cream

Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts This is a selection from Alice’s book that directs readers to different recipes she has in the book. You will need to…

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