Courtesy of Chef Rene Rice    

Courtesy of Gina Tassone, Vanilla Contessa Almost everyone has experienced the frustration of bananas that hav

Years ago I lived in a rural area on the California Coast. I was writing cookbooks and doing some consulting w

 Courtesy of Chef Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Chef Stephen says, "The most fascinating thing to

Cookie? Cake? Extreme Candy Bar? It's hard to know how to define a Nanaimo bar with it's cookie crust, icing f

 Courtesy of Chef Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Stephen wears several hats.  He is a chef, c

 Courtesy of David Lebovitz at Davidlebovitz.com I like the combination of vanilla bean and extract in my

Courtesy of Chef Stephany Buswell: www.chefany.com Stephany says about this recipe: "When I was a child my mom

Courtesy of Carole Bloom: www.carolbloom.com Homemade fudge is a real treat and, with good instructions, an ea

Courtesy of Chef Stephany Buswell: www.chefany.com This is a good, basic vanilla cake. It becomes spectacular

Courtesy of Rose Levy Beranbaum This cake was inspired by the height of the apple season, fall of 1991. It is

This is a cake I sell at special events as well as give as gifts year-round. The closeup of the freshly baked

Courtesy of Janet Johnson Janet has a touching story about this pound cake which is a little too long to share

  Courtesy of Carole Bloom Bourbon vanilla buttercream is the perfect accompaniment to this classic Ameri

Courtesy of Flo Braker Flo Braker is a very talented baker, specializing in desserts. The author of "The Simpl

 Courtesy of Elinor Klivans This Baked Blintz has a traditional filling that cooks between two layers of

Courtesy of  Beth Hensperger Yeast adds a dimension of flavor and texture by allowing the batter to devel

 Courtesy of  Beth Hensperger Coconut and vanilla are toothsome combos in this luscious quick bread.

 Courtesy of  Stephen Block: www.kitchenproject.com Steven says, "Stollen is nice because it is not

  This sweet, moist corn bread has a delicate aroma paired with the grainy texture of the cornmeal. Utter

 Living on the Central California Coast I almost feel guilty because of  the magnificent produce we

Courtesy of Chef Stephany Buswell (My favorite Sunday morning breakfast that I’m sharing just because i

Courtesy of  Marcy Goldman, www.betterbaking.com Flecks of vanilla bean and vanilla extract both enhance

This is how Horchata should taste -- Not too sweet and very delicious

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 Serve chilled as a refreshing light soda or make it into dessert by adding a scoop of Vanilla Ice-Cream