Learn how to make your own vanilla extract at home. It's a great way to amp up the flavor of your baked goods and culinary ...

Did you know that you can make vanilla extract at home using only three ingredients? Allow Ina Garten to demonstrate. Last month, the Barefoot Contessa, 75, posted a tutorial video on her Instagram ...

Vanilla suffers typecasting as ordinary. In software, it’s vanilla versus custom. In finance, it’s vanilla versus exotic. In the bedroom, it’s vanilla versus kinky. But vanilla hardly counts as plain.

The Totonacs of Veracruz, Mexico were the first known people to cultivate vanilla. By the 1400s, the Aztecs were using it to sweeten chocolate. After Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés brought the pods ...

Let's face it: Vanilla beans are pricey. Each is priced at $3, $4 or more, and some vanilla extracts can run nearly $4 an ounce. Vanilla beans can last for years if stored properly, but they can dry ...

Vanilla extract is a kitchen staple that often sits on the shelf for quite some time before use. But is it still safe to use?