When learning how to use a vanilla bean, start with plump, soft beans that bend easily. After carefully splitting the bean lengthwise and scraping out the caviar, you can use it in place of vanilla ...

As universal as vanilla flavoring is, there's a time to use vanilla bean paste and another to use extract. Understand when to ...

Using a real vanilla bean to make this homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup gives you a warm, sweet vanilla flavor that beats store-bought versions every time. Try this in your favorite coffee or cocktail!

The vanilla beans are the seed pods of orchids that grow in jungles in the tropics and subtropics. Of the 110 species of vanilla orchids, the most commonly cultivated are vanilla planifolia, ...