It takes 300 hand pollinated orchid blossoms to get one pound of dried vanilla beans. But due to climate change, the island ...

Stephanie Webb, owner of Sunshine State Vanilla and organizer of the inaugural Florida Vanilla Symposium, explains why more Florida farmers are planting vanilla plants. A few weeks ago here on the pod ...

If you’re shelling them yourself, be sure to peel off the white outer layer of each bean pod — that part can be slightly bitter. Sugar snap peas are the perfect hybrid — a sweet fusion of ...

It’s a Swiftie thing. Nine years ago the singer adapted an old recipe for a giant vanilla sugar cookie from the blog of Joy Wilson, known in baking circles as Joy the Baker. Swift concocted her ...

PRAGUE CASTLE, CZECH REPUBLIC—La Brújula Verde reports that excavations within Prague Castle yielded the oldest vanilla bean pod in Europe. Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs had ...

Europe's oldest vanilla pod (below), found in Prague Castle (above). Credit: J. Irmišová et al. A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest ...

I bake a lot, which means I go through a lot of vanilla beans. For some preparations, I use only the seeds – I split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the tiny seeds with the ...

But what about an unconventional option, like vanilla? For a long time, vanilla scents got a bad reputation. In many people’s minds, vanilla perfumes are cloying, too sweet, and reminiscent of a ...

The only vanilla buttercream frosting recipe you'll ever need. Even better, this American vanilla buttercream can be made and refrigerated in an airtight container up to a week, so you can get ahead.

Add sugar and lemon juice, stirring until evenly mixed. Split vanilla bean pod lengthwise; scrape seeds with the back of a paring knife. Add seeds and vanilla pod halves to fruit mixture.