Vanilla extract seems to get all the hype when it comes to baking, but a really good almond extract is what makes so many recipes sing. Almond extract is what gives these Italian rainbow cookies, ...

It was during a recent class on holiday cooking that the subject of vanilla extract came up. One of the items I made was a trendy salted caramel sauce flavored with homemade vanilla. Well, there was ...

Vanilla originates from the pods of the orchid Vanilla planifolia, a delicate crop that requires manual pollination and careful curing. This labour-intensive process makes natural vanilla one of the ...