A vanilla bean adds a sophisticated touch to winter fruit. Moro or blood oranges provide a stunning splash of colour.
At the inn this irresistible French toast starts with thick slices of Cinnamon Vanilla Bread. Egg bread (challah) is a good substitute. Serve with grilled veal sausage or bacon and top with yogurt.
Get the best of both worlds with these chocolate and vanilla pinwheels. These swirl cookies boast sprinkled edges, making them look like the festive Yule log.
This four-ingredient cookie couldn't be simpler. The vanilla bean gives a lovely hit of flavour without using extract, which is usually not kosher for Passover. The scraped bean pod can be added to a canister of granulated sugar to perfume it for all of your baking.
A velvety pudding studded with vanilla bean seeds is the base for these creamy artisanal pops. Layered with homemade plum purée and a little brandy, they make a treat fit for a summer day. Add any leftover plum mixture to yogurt parfaits or spread it onto toast.
As the fruit soaks with the vanilla pod in the syrup, it absorbs even more flavour. Pack this into attractive jars for hostess gifts and include suggestions to serve over ice cream or pound cake.
Canadians have fallen in love with yogurt — and, more recently, frozen yogurt. In the summertime, nothing's more delectable with fresh berries or cherry sauce than this refreshing vanilla-scented frozen yogurt.
Though not made using the traditional method of beating butter with sugar, these cakes have a fine, lovely texture.
