The sweet aroma not only soothes the palate, it also calms the mind and it has amazing benefits for your skin and hair, too! Vanilla beans and vanilla extract—both derived from the Vanilla ...

But the extract is made by steeping vanilla beans in alcohol. Vanilla beans are the pods of a flowering plant. And then there's vanilla paste; a thick paste made from vanilla extract and vanilla ...

However, if you manage to buy some fresh vanilla beans, it's great to use those instead -- but it is definitely not a 1-to-1 substitution. Vanilla seeds straight from the pod have a much more ...

And so here’s my essay on the importance of the vanilla bean. From custard to candles, we live in a world suffused with vanilla, and the plant that produces it is in danger. Extracted from the ...