Archives of #vanilla

Tahitian Vanilla Cake

Everyone has a go-to pound cake recipe, right? Heck, I have two pound cake recipes around here already. So why would anyone possibly want to use this recipe? Well, no reason really except for the fact that these loaves baking in your oven will make the house smell spectacular. And in this case, it’s the […]
14 years ago

Baked Vanilla Yoghurt

I’ve had this recipe of baked yoghurt tucked away in my recipe file for the longest time. Maybe because it’s so simple, I didn’t come around to making it. It’s just three ingredients (if you don’t count vanilla), takes barely any prep time and tastes so good, especially with fresh fruit. All you have to […]
14 years ago

Technique: How to make Vanilla Bean Sugar

Remember the time I told you about sticking in the used pods of vanillas into a jar of sugar to get sweet smelling vanilla sugar? Now, what if I told you that I’ve got you something even better? Something that smells more potent, something that comes with the gorgeous specs of vanilla caviar, and something […]
15 years ago

Peach And Cherry Jam Infused With Vanilla Bean

This has been a bountiful season of peaches and cherries; I’ve eaten boxes of cherries and a whole lot of peaches with honey but sadly, the season is coming to a close. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find good peaches. Every time I see the velvety fruit blushing away, I have got to buy […]
15 years ago

Technique: Vanilla Sugar and Vanilla Extract

Ever since I learnt how wonderfully fragrant real vanilla is, I’ve wanted to get my hand on the real stuff. Although vanilla grows in South India, it’s mostly exported, having hardly any use in Indian cuisine. When I finally found vanilla beans at a gourmet store I was ecstatic! I started thinking of all the […]
16 years ago