Homemade vanilla extract is a gift that keeps on giving—just ask Ina Garten, who’s been feeding her own DIY batch for an ...

Somewhere along the line, vanilla became synonymous with bland or ordinary. Which is just plain wrong. Blame it on a world of Chubby Hubby ice cream and Candy Cane Oreos, where “more” sounds like ...

Vanilla, as a concept, suffers a bad rep: The word alone implies something safe at best, and boring at worst. Basic, basically. But vanilla as an ingredient is a wondrous thing, ambrosial, floral, ...

Have you ever scanned the shelves in the baking aisle, debating which vanilla product you should choose for cookies, custard, or cake? Will imitation taste just as good as pure vanilla extract? Is ...